Par yield as of September 9, 2026 · official U.S. Treasury data
| Date | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2026 | 4.49% | +5 bp |
| September 8, 2026 | 4.44% | -1 bp |
| September 4, 2026 | 4.45% | +4 bp |
| September 3, 2026 | 4.41% | -4 bp |
| September 2, 2026 | 4.45% | -1 bp |
| September 1, 2026 | 4.46% | +6 bp |
| August 31, 2026 | 4.40% | -1 bp |
| August 28, 2026 | 4.41% | +11 bp |
| August 27, 2026 | 4.30% | +1 bp |
| August 26, 2026 | 4.29% | — |
The 3-year Treasury yield sits at the front end of the coupon curve, just beyond the 2-year. It covers roughly the span of a complete Federal Reserve cycle, which gives it a character of its own: long enough to look past the next few meetings, short enough that policy still dominates.
Tightening and easing cycles have historically played out over two to four years from first move to last. A 3-year note therefore spans about one full round trip, which means its yield reflects not just where rates are going next but where they are expected to settle once the cycle completes.
That gives it a steadier quality than the 2-year. Where the 2-year lurches on each data point that shifts the timing of the next move, the 3-year is more anchored to the market’s view of the eventual resting level, sometimes called the neutral rate.
The 3-year note is not a fixture of the curve in the way the 10-year is. The Treasury discontinued it in 2007 and brought it back in late 2008 when borrowing needs rose sharply during the financial crisis. Issuance schedules at this part of the curve respond to funding requirements rather than to tradition.
For readers, the practical consequence is that long historical comparisons at this maturity need care. Gaps in issuance can leave gaps in the data, and the composition of who holds the paper has changed more here than at the benchmark maturities.
Three years is a common target for investors who want more yield than a bill offers without accepting the price volatility of a ten-year note. Duration of roughly three means a one percentage point move in yields changes the price by roughly three percent, an order of magnitude gentler than the long bond.
It is also a common maturity in bond ladders. Buying a spread of maturities and rolling each one as it matures smooths out the timing risk of committing everything at a single point in the rate cycle, and the 3-year is usually one of the rungs.
The 2-year to 3-year gap is small but informative. When the 3-year yields noticeably less than the 2-year, the market is saying the peak in rates is close and the path beyond it is downward. When it yields more, the market expects policy to stay elevated or rise further beyond the immediate horizon.
Against the 5-year, the comparison shifts from policy to inflation. Once you move past three years, expectations about inflation start to carry as much weight as expectations about the Fed, and the difference between the two maturities is a rough gauge of where that handover happens.
| Maturity | Yield | 1-Day Change | vs 3Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 3.81% | +0 bp | -68 bp |
| 2M | 3.93% | +2 bp | -56 bp |
| 3M | 3.95% | +1 bp | -54 bp |
| 6M | 4.01% | +1 bp | -48 bp |
| 1Y | 4.17% | +2 bp | -32 bp |
| 2Y | 4.43% | +4 bp | -6 bp |
| 3Y | 4.49% | +5 bp | — |
| 5Y | 4.61% | +4 bp | +12 bp |
| 7Y | 4.71% | +3 bp | +22 bp |
| 10Y | 4.83% | +3 bp | +34 bp |
| 20Y | 5.28% | +2 bp | +79 bp |
| 30Y | 5.28% | +3 bp | +79 bp |
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury daily par yield curve — official public-domain U.S. government data, published once per business day. This page is information, not investment advice; see our disclaimer.