Chart assignment
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Chart 1 of 1 · Interest rates
How much have Treasury rates changed in the past year?
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Over the year to November 5, 2026, the changes in Treasury rates ranged from 0.88 percentage points for 3 yr loans to 0.03 for 1 mo loans (a minus sign means the rate fell). The 2-year rate changed by 0.83 points and the 10-year rate by 0.67. Each bar compares the latest day Treasury has published with the same day a year earlier, or the last business day before it.
Questions to discuss
- In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
- Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
- Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?
Source: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates (Public domain (U.S. government work)) · Data as of Nov 5, 2026
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