--- type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279677682.md" description: "On Wednesday (March 18), at the New York close, the yield on the U.S. 10-year benchmark Treasury rose by 6.65 basis points to 4.2650%. Before the release of the U.S. PPI inflation data, the yield maintained a slight decline, followed by a rebound. The Federal Reserve announced that it would keep interest rates unchanged and disclosed the economic outlook summary, leading to a further increase in yields after Powell's press conference. The yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury rose by 9.93 basis points to 3.7729%" datetime: "2026-03-18T21:44:54.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279677682.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279677682.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279677682.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279677682.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279677682.md) # On Wednesday (March 18), at the end of trading in New York, the yield on the U.S. 10-year benchmark Treasury rose by 6.65 basis points to 4.2650%. It maintained a slight decline before the release of the U.S. PPI inflation data at 20:30 Beijing time—refreshing a daily low of 4.1673% at 16:23, followed by a rebound from 20:00 to 21:05. At 02:00, the Federal Reserve announced to hold steady and slightly retraced gains when disclosing the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). After the press conference by Fed Chair Jerome Powell began at 02:30, the yield expanded its gains, reaching a daily high of 4.2689% at 04:26. The yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury rose by 9.93 basis points to 3.7729%, trading within a range of 3.6508%-3.7877% during the day. It slightly retraced gains when the FOMC announced to hold steady, and the SEP showed officials raised core PCE inflation expectations, with the dot plot suggesting one rate cut opportunity each in 2026-27, but continued to expand gains since Powell's press conference ### Related Stocks - [Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [S&P 500 (.SPX.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [Dow Jones Utility Average (.DJU.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJU.US.md) - [NASDAQ Composite Index (.IXIC.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [NASDAQ-100 (.NDX.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.NDX.US.md) - [SPDR® Blmbg 1-3 Mth T-Bill ETF (BIL.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BIL.US.md) - [VictoryShares Pioneer Asst-Based Inc ETF (ABI.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ABI.US.md) - [iShares 1-5 Year invmt Grd Corp Bd ETF (IGSB.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IGSB.US.md) - [iShares US Broker-Dealers&Secs Exchs ETF (IAI.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAI.US.md) - [Vanguard Interm-Term Corp Bd ETF (VCIT.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VCIT.US.md) - [iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SHY.US.md) - [Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BND.US.md) - [iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TLT.US.md) - [iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOVT.US.md) - [State Street SPDR Port ItmtTermCorpBdETF (SPIB.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPIB.US.md) - [iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IEF.US.md) - [iShares iBoxx $ Invmt Grade Corp Bd ETF (LQD.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LQD.US.md) - [iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AGG.US.md) - [iShares 0–1 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHV.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SHV.US.md) - [Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VCSH.US.md) - [Schwab 5-10 Year Corp Bd ETF (SCHI.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCHI.US.md) - [Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bd ETF (VCLT.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VCLT.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [US January factory orders +0.1% vs +0.1% expected](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279617489.md) - [Fed's Powell says latest Fed forecasts are unusually uncertain](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279653514.md) - [US proposes easing limits on cancer-causing gas used to clean medical devices](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279081984.md) - [US February industrial production vs +0.2% expected](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279273472.md) - [January Factory New Orders Excluding Transportation Rise 0.4% Vs. Expected 0.3% Gain, Prior 0.6% Increase](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279620125.md)