# U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Falls to 5.12% From 5.21% in a Week

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-21T05:13:52.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-21T05:13:52.000Z
Section: Investing

> September consumer prices rose 0.6% from August, while final-demand producer prices increased 1.3%.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury par yield stood at 5.12% on Oct. 20, nine basis points below its Oct. 13 reading, leaving a lower long-term interest-rate benchmark for U.S. markets.

The yield was 5.21% on Oct. 13 and fell to 5.09% by Oct. 16. It then rose to 5.15% on Oct. 19 before easing to 5.12% on Oct. 20. One basis point equals 0.01 percentage point.

September consumer prices rose 0.6% from August on a seasonally adjusted basis. Compared with a year earlier, they were up 3.7% on a basis that was not seasonally adjusted. The consumer-price figures were released Oct. 14.

Final-demand producer prices rose 1.3% from August on a seasonally adjusted basis. They increased 6.3% from a year earlier on a basis that was not seasonally adjusted. Those figures were released Oct. 15.

The monthly and annual inflation figures cover different periods and use different seasonal adjustments. The monthly figures compare September with August; the annual figures compare September with the same month a year earlier.

Longer-term yields affect what companies pay to borrow and can influence stock valuations. The Oct. 20 Treasury reading remained above the Oct. 16 low but below the levels recorded on both Oct. 13 and Oct. 19.