Top 10 in money, week of 19 October 2026

Ranked by how unusual each weekly change is for that series: its size against the series' own changes over the past 52 weeks. Only series with a new reading this week count, and each item gives the date of its reading. All data is from FRED, the St. Louis Fed's database, and comes from U.S. government sources. This is a record of published numbers, not advice.

1. 30-year Treasury yield: 5.29%, down 0.14 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for thirty years. It was 5.43% on 15 October 2026; this reading is from 22 October 2026. FRED: DGS30, data from the U.S. Treasury.
2. 10-year Treasury yield: 4.96%, down 0.14 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for ten years. It was 5.10% on 15 October 2026; this reading is from 22 October 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 16 October 2025. FRED: DGS10, data from the U.S. Treasury.
3. WTI crude oil price: $107.89 a barrel, up 13.1% on the week. The spot price of West Texas Intermediate crude, a U.S. oil benchmark. It was $95.39 a barrel on 13 October 2026; this reading is from 20 October 2026. FRED: DCOILWTICO, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
4. 2-year Treasury yield: 4.65%, down 0.12 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for two years. It was 4.77% on 15 October 2026; this reading is from 22 October 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 30 July 2026. FRED: DGS2, data from the U.S. Treasury.
5. Brent crude oil price: $115.22 a barrel, down 8.4% on the week. The spot price of Brent crude, the European oil benchmark. It was $125.78 a barrel on 13 October 2026; this reading is from 20 October 2026. FRED: DCOILBRENTEU, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
6. 3-month Treasury yield: 4.22%, down 0.06 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for three months. It was 4.28% on 15 October 2026; this reading is from 22 October 2026. FRED: DGS3MO, data from the U.S. Treasury.
7. New unemployment claims: 194,000 claims, down 3.0% on the week. People who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time in the week. It was 200,000 claims on 10 October 2026; this reading is from 17 October 2026. FRED: ICSA, data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
8. 10-year minus 2-year Treasury yield: 0.31 percentage points, down 0.04 percentage points on the week. The gap between the ten-year and two-year Treasury yields. It was 0.35 percentage points on 16 October 2026; this reading is from 23 October 2026. FRED: T10Y2Y, data from the U.S. Treasury.
9. U.S. regular gasoline price: $4.28 a gallon, down 1.1% on the week. The average retail price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. It was $4.33 a gallon on 12 October 2026; this reading is from 19 October 2026. FRED: GASREGW, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
10. 10-year breakeven inflation rate: 2.34%, down 0.01 percentage points on the week. The yearly inflation the bond market implies over ten years, from regular and inflation-protected Treasury yields. It was 2.35% on 16 October 2026; this reading is from 23 October 2026. FRED: T10YIE, data from the Federal Reserve.

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