Teach the yield curve and inflation with real data
Students learn the yield curve faster when they can plot it. Curvewire gives them 36 years of daily Treasury curves and the BLS series next to them, CC0, in one file.
How education teams use Curvewire
- Download the CSV version and open it in a spreadsheet, or load the Parquet in a notebook.
- Plot the 10y-2y spread over time and mark the periods when it was below zero.
- Add CPI 12-month change from bls_monthly to discuss rates and inflation together.
CC0 means students can reuse and republish their work without asking.
treasury_yields, 17-23 Sep 2026, percent
| Date | 10-year | 2-year | 3-month | 30-year | 10y-2y (pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 5.11 | 4.85 | 4.19 | 5.40 | +0.26 |
| 2026-09-22 | 4.96 | 4.71 | 4.16 | 5.29 | +0.25 |
| 2026-09-21 | 4.96 | 4.76 | 4.17 | 5.29 | +0.20 |
| 2026-09-18 | 5.01 | 4.76 | 4.14 | 5.34 | +0.25 |
| 2026-09-17 | 4.94 | 4.67 | 4.12 | 5.29 | +0.27 |
Source: Curvewire treasury_yields table, build of 24 Sep 2026 (products/curvewire/store/listing.json; HF dataset CyberMax-tools/curvewire-us-macro-panel), from the US Treasury daily par yield curve. Information only, not investment advice.
FAQ
Why not FRED for class?
FRED is excellent for exploring; Curvewire is better when every student should work from the same file without creating API keys.
Is it free for schools?
Yes, free for everyone.
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