BTZ - Treasury Yields: A Long-Term Perspective
By Jill Mislinski
Let's have a look at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields as of March 29. The chart below shows the 10-Year Constant Maturity yield since 1962 along with the Federal Funds Rate ((FFR)) and inflation. The range has been astonishing. The stagflation that set in after the 1973 Oil Embargo was finally ended after Paul Volcker raised the FFR to 20.06%.
The last couple of years have been remarkable ones for yields. The 10-year note hit its historic closing low of 1.37% in July of 2016 and then rose 154 BPs to