10 year us National debt The yield fell to a record low of 2% on Thursday, with anxious investors buying Treasury bonds to cope with the global downturn.

European trading hours, global growth and euro zone debt problems again raised concerns, coupled with a series of bad data released during the US trading session, which is enough to push benchmark 10 - year Treasury yields to 1.974% lows.

On Thursday, the disappointing Philadelphia Fed business climate index triggered a round of US Treasury bonds buying, but some investors began to make profits, which affected 10 year treasury bonds. Rate of return Return to the top 2%.

The 10 - year treasury bonds closed up 24/32 and the yield was 2.087%, setting a new closing low for the year. The 30 year treasury bond rose 2 11/32, and the yield fell 12 basis points to 3.446%. The short-term treasury bonds are still basically flat, and the yield of the 2 - year treasury bonds is 0.198%.

　　 Dow Jones A survey released on Wednesday shows that traders expect us benchmark bond yields to reach 2.5% at the end of the year, down from 3.65% in June. Many strategist and fund managers now expect that Treasury yields will fall below 2% at the end of this year.

Analysts say fears surrounding the global economy are unlikely to recede soon, suggesting that Treasury yields will soon fall further. Meanwhile, the eurozone sovereign debt crisis seems to be deteriorating, triggering tension in the global bond market.