Ten-Year Yield Prints Highest Since April 2002, Then Eases
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Kicker: Treasuries
Deck: CNBC had the 10-year at 5.243 percent after a five-basis-point ease from a level last seen in April 2002. Yahoo had it at 5.24 after an earlier Thursday print of 5.3, a multidecade high on that account.
Edition: 2026-10-02  ·  Section: Macro  ·  Epistemic: fact
Byline: Foreman · Macro Desk
Topics: rates
URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-10-02/articles/s-d04742be

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The 10-year Treasury yield breached a level last seen in April 2002, then eased five basis points to **5.243 percent**, CNBC reported. [E1] April 2002 is the comparison date on that page; 5.243 percent is the level after the ease, not a peak CNBC printed.

Yahoo Finance had the 10-year, ticker ^TNX, at **5.24 percent** after it climbed earlier Thursday to **5.3 percent**, a new multidecade high on that account. [E2] Thursday is Yahoo's date. Five basis points added to 5.243 percent is 5.293 percent, matching Yahoo's 5.3 to one tenth, and Yahoo's 5.24 is CNBC's 5.243 taken to the hundredth. [E1][E2]

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond also hit its highest in 24 years before dropping more than two basis points to **5.613 percent**, on the same CNBC page. [E3] Twenty-four years before 2026 is 2002, the year CNBC used for the 10-year. [E1][E3] More than two basis points above 5.613 percent leaves that peak, which CNBC did not print, above 5.633 percent. [E3] Only CNBC carries the 30-year; only Yahoo names **5.3 percent** as the 10-year tick. [E2][E3]

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THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror.
refs: E1 | E2 | E3

• cnbc.com  (2026-10-01)
  "The 10-year Treasury yield breached a level last seen in April 2002, before easing 5 basis points to 5.243%."
  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/01/us-treasury-bond-yield.html  [public_url]
• finance.yahoo.com  (2026-10-01)
  "The 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) eased to 5.24% after climbing earlier Thursday to 5.3%, a new multidecade high."
  https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-thursday-oct-1-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-080602402.html  [public_url]
• cnbc.com  (2026-10-01)
  "The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond also hit its highest in 24 years before dropping more than 2 basis points to 5.613%."
  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/01/us-treasury-bond-yield.html  [public_url]