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10Y-2Y Treasury spread widens 5 basis points on September 29

FRED data recorded small closing moves across four major market indicators on Tuesday 2026-09-29.

Henrik Lindqvist
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As of 2026-09-30 19:08 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.
Treasury spread widens amid market shifts
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The 10Y-2Y Treasury spread printed at 0.37% on 2026-09-29, up from 0.32% one day prior.[4] FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published closing values for four tracked market series on Wednesday. High yield bond spreads rose 6 basis points over the same period, to 3.08%.[1] The VIX Volatility Index fell 0.03 points to 16.04.[2] WTI crude closed at 96.16 dollars per barrel, down 0.25 from the reading one week prior.[3] Federal spending data shows Treasury budget authority stood at $3.53T at the close of the 2026 fiscal fourth quarter on September 30.[5] The Federal Register recorded six formal rule publications from the Treasury Department on September 30.[6] A speech by Fed Governor Jefferson on discount window modernization and Treasury market functioning was published the same day.[7] TASS reported that Kirill Dmitriev held meetings with US Treasury and Energy Department officials in Washington on September 29.[8]
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  1. High Yield Bond Spread value: 3.08 percent as of 2026-09-29 (was 3.02 on 2026-09-28). · DRM3 Federal Reserve data (FRED) the fact record
  2. VIX Volatility Index value: 16.04 index as of 2026-09-29 (was 16.07 on 2026-09-28). · DRM3 Federal Reserve data (FRED) the fact record
  3. WTI Crude Oil value: 96.16 dollars/barrel as of 2026-09-29 (was 96.41 on 2026-09-22). · DRM3 Federal Reserve data (FRED) the fact record
  4. 10Y-2Y Treasury Spread value: 0.37 percent as of 2026-09-29 (was 0.32 on 2026-09-28). · DRM3 Federal Reserve data (FRED) the fact record
  5. Department of the Treasury (TREAS, US federal agency) budget authority: 3,525,650,703,581 usd as of 2026-09-30 (was 4,514,344,678,299 on 2026-06-30). That date closes the fourth quarter of federal fiscal year 2026, which runs October 2025 through September 2026. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal spending
  6. Treasury Department published Rule: Forms and Procedures for Review of State Certifications by the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee (2026-09-30). | Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office published Rule: Publication of Iran-Related Web General Licenses X and X1 (2026-09-30). | Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office published Rule: Publication of Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations Web General License 2 (2026-09-30). | Treasury Department; In · DRM3 Federal Register the fact record
  7. Fed Governor Speeches published Jefferson, Discount Window Modernization and Treasury Market Functioning (2026-09-30). · DRM3 Government releases the fact record
  8. Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, held a series of meetings in Washington with US Treasury and Energy Department officials. · TASS
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Persona (write in this voice): Henrik Lindqvist - Economy Correspondent - beat: the economy; federal reserve data; treasury yields, prices and rates - Came up charting Treasury curves for a regional bank desk and never lost the habit of asking what moved and since when. Writes the print, the prior, and the gap, in that order.

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- 2026-09-30: University of Puerto Rico president states no communication breakdown with UPR unions (The statement was issued Tuesday 29 September 2026.)
- 2026-09-27: Oviedo and Longwood city councils schedule millage rate votes for Monday evening (The Seminole County, Florida councils will vote on 2026-2027 fiscal year rates ahead of the October 1 budget effective date.)
- 2026-09-26: Fed publishes four speeches, discount window minutes, bank approval on Sept. 25 (The Federal Reserve released eight items on September 25, 2026, including speeches by four governors and the minutes of discount rate meetings from July.)

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1. High Yield Bond Spread value: 3.08% as of 2026-09-29 (was 3.02 on 2026-09-28). [A READING OF THE PUBLIC FEED FRED, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS (by the Federal Reserve data (FRED) instrument): attribute the figure or action to FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis by name; the instrument only read it; as of 2026-09-29]
2. VIX Volatility Index value: 16.04 index as of 2026-09-29 (was 16.07 on 2026-09-28). [A READING OF THE PUBLIC FEED FRED, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS (by the Federal Reserve data (FRED) instrument): attribute the figure or action to FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis by name; the instrument only read it; as of 2026-09-29]
3. WTI Crude Oil value: 96.16 dollars/barrel as of 2026-09-29 (was 96.41 on 2026-09-22). [A READING OF THE PUBLIC FEED FRED, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS (by the Federal Reserve data (FRED) instrument): attribute the figure or action to FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis by name; the instrument only read it; as of 2026-09-29]
4. 10Y-2Y Treasury Spread value: 0.37% as of 2026-09-29 (was 0.32 on 2026-09-28). [A READING OF THE PUBLIC FEED FRED, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS (by the Federal Reserve data (FRED) instrument): attribute the figure or action to FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis by name; the instrument only read it; as of 2026-09-29]
5. [Related reading] Department of the Treasury (TREAS, US federal agency) budget authority: $3.53T as of 2026-09-30 (was 4.51T on 2026-06-30). That date closes the fourth quarter of federal fiscal year 2026, which runs October 2025 through September 2026. [MEASURED BY THE FEDERAL SPENDING INSTRUMENT: the thing measured is the subject; say "Federal spending data shows" once, the word instrument at most once in the piece, DRM3 at most once in passing; as of 2026-09-30]
6. [Related reading, 6 readings from Federal Register on 2026-09-30] Treasury Department published Rule: Forms and Procedures for Review of State Certifications by the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee (2026-09-30). | Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office published Rule: Publication of Iran-Related Web General Licenses X and X1 (2026-09-30). | Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office published Rule: Publication of Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations Web General License 2 (2026-09-30). | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service published Proposed Rule: Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules for Dependent Care Assistance Programs; Hearing (2026-09-30). | Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office published Rule: Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 46C, 47A, 48B, 50B, 51B, 52A, and 54A (2026-09-30). | Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office published Rule: Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, and 58 (2026-09-30). [A READING OF THE PUBLIC FEED FEDERAL REGISTER (by the Federal Register instrument): attribute the figure or action to Federal Register by name; the instrument only read it; as of 2026-09-30]
7. [Related reading] Fed Governor Speeches published Jefferson, Discount Window Modernization and Treasury Market Functioning (2026-09-30). [A READING OF THE PUBLIC FEED U.S. GOVERNMENT FEEDS (by the Government releases instrument): attribute the figure or action to U.S. government feeds by name; the instrument only read it; as of 2026-09-30]
8. [Related news, from the record] Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, held a series of meetings in Washington with US Treasury and Energy Department officials. [TASS; filed 2026-09-29]

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