# Treasury yields fall as oil prices drop globally

> US and European government bond yields ease as crude oil prices fall, though markets await more economic data and central bank moves.
- Title: Treasury yields fall as oil prices drop globally · CNBC
- Summary: US and European government bond yields ease as crude oil prices fall, though markets await more economic data and central bank moves. US Treasury yields fell…
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- Source: CNBC — https://cnbc.com/2026/09/21/treasury-yields-government-bonds.html
- Author: Jenni Reid,Sean Conlon
- Published: 2026-09-21T08:21:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: treasury yields, government bonds, oil prices, federal reserve, interest rates, global markets, business, finance
## Ten-year Treasury yields fall sharply
The benchmark ten-year Treasury note yield dropped more than four basis points to four point nine five one percent on Monday.
## Retreat from nineteen-year high
The yield had hit five point zero four one percent last week, a nineteen-year high. One basis point equals zero point zero one percent.
## Thirty-year bonds and European yields also ease
The thirty-year Treasury bond yield fell more than four basis points to five point two eight four percent. German and UK ten-year yields each dropped over five basis points.
## Oil price drop lifts sentiment
Falling crude oil prices boosted stock markets Monday despite ongoing Middle East tensions. Diplomacy tops the agenda at this week's UN General Assembly.
## Fed rate hike still being digested
Investors are assessing the Federal Reserve's quarter-percentage-point rate hike from last week and whether more increases will come before year end.
## Economic data and Fed speeches this week
S and P Global Purchasing Managers Index figures arrive Wednesday, jobless claims Thursday. New York Fed President John Williams and other officials will speak.
## Key takeaway

US Treasury yields fell Monday as global oil prices dropped and government borrowing costs eased worldwide, reversing recent highs.