The yield on ten-year US Treasury notes stood at 5.28 percent on October 2, 2026. That is the highest closing level since May 15, 2002. At the same time Bitcoin is holding at around $84,900 and moving as independently of the US stock market as it has in years. Together the two describe the position German investors find themselves in this weekend: the safe rate of return is back, and the crypto market no longer reacts the way it did for years.
This piece places the figures in context, names the documented reasons and shows what follows from them for buying route, holding period, leverage and custody.
Ten-year US Treasury notes at 5.28 percent: the highest level since May 2002
The US Treasury publishes a yield curve for government securities for every trading day. For October 2, 2026 it reports 5.28 percent for the ten-year maturity, after 5.24 percent on October 1. The highest reading of the current year dates from Septemb...
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