The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note increased to 0.82% on Tuesday, as Wall Street traded higher after its biggest sell-off since 1987 the day before. Also, investors nerves calmed a bit after news that the Trump administration will ask the Congress to pass a $850 billion stimulus package to help offset the economic impact of the coronavirus. The 10 Year Treasury Rate is the yield received for investing in a US government issued treasury security that has a maturity of 10 year. The 10 year treasury yield is included on the longer end of the yield curve. Many analysts will use the 10 year yield as the "risk free" rate when valuing the markets or an individual security. The CMT yield values are read from the yield curve at fixed maturities, currently 1, 2, 3 and 6 months and 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20, and 30 years. This method provides a yield for a 10 year maturity, for example, even if no outstanding security has exactly 10 years remaining to maturity.