Monthly yield on ten-year government bonds in Belgium 2000-2023
The yield of ten-year government bonds in Belgium have started declining from April 2020 due to the financial unrest caused by the coronavirus outbreak in early March 2020, spending much of 2020 in negative territory. By July 2021, Belgian bond yields had dropped back to a negative value of -0.13 percent, before just creeping into positive territory again in September 2021 with a yield of 0.01 percent. From the beginning of 2022, ten-year yield of Belgian government bonds started to increase and reached 3.06 percent as of June 2023.
A ten-year government bond, or treasury note, is a debt obligation issued by a government which matures in ten years. They are considered to be a low-risk investment as they are backed by the government and their ability to raise taxes to cover its obligations. Investors track them, however, for several reasons. First, these bonds are the benchmark that guides other financial interest rates, such as fixed mortgage rates. Second, their yield will tell how investors feel about the economy. The higher the yield on a ten-year government bond, the better the economic outlook.
A ten-year government bond, or treasury note, is a debt obligation issued by a government which matures in ten years. They are considered to be a low-risk investment as they are backed by the government and their ability to raise taxes to cover its obligations. Investors track them, however, for several reasons. First, these bonds are the benchmark that guides other financial interest rates, such as fixed mortgage rates. Second, their yield will tell how investors feel about the economy. The higher the yield on a ten-year government bond, the better the economic outlook.
