Bonds & Yields
Government bond yields for the UK (gilts) and the USA (Treasuries) at 2, 10 and 30 years. New to bonds? Start with the beginner's guide to bonds and yields.
US Treasuries Daily
Treasury constant maturity yields from the Federal Reserve, via FRED on TradingView. These update once per business day, usually with a delay of about a day, so they aren't live intraday prices.
Compare US yields over the past year
Click a maturity in the list to switch the chart.
UK gilts
TradingView doesn't allow its UK gilt yield data to be shown in embedded widgets on other websites, so I can't show live gilt yields here. The figures below are a fixed snapshot. Use the links to see the latest yields on TradingView.
Snapshot of all six yields Snapshot, not live
| Country | 2-year | 10-year | 30-year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK gilts | 4.88% | 5.40% | 5.88% | Investing.com (closing yields) |
| US Treasuries | 4.74% | 5.09% | 5.43% | US Department of the Treasury (daily par yield curve) |
Different data providers measure yields slightly differently, so small differences from other sites (or from the daily US figures above) are normal. On this date both curves sloped upwards: 30-year yields were higher than 2-year yields in both countries.
Bonds in a nutshell
- A bond is a loan you can buy and sell. Gilts are UK government bonds; Treasuries are US government bonds.
- The yield is the return you'd get buying at today's price. When bond prices fall, yields rise (and the other way round).
- Longer bonds usually pay higher yields. When short yields are higher than long ones, the curve is "inverted".
- In the UK you don't pay Capital Gains Tax on gains from gilts, and you can usually hold gilts and bond funds in a Stocks & Shares ISA.