[proxy_user]

So, have interest rates on typical maturities like 5-year and 10-year gone up in the past year?

5-year: year ago - 1.37%, today - 1.33%
10-year: year ago - 1.91%, today - 1.87%

So it seems like there is no shortage of buyers overall.

[Vince Ferrer]

I don’t think this signals something bad for us. Dollar denominated debt is very valuable right now because other currencies are falling against the dollar, such as China. This is probably more a case of weak hands forced to cash in investments because they need the money, especially oil producing countries.

[expat_panama]

interest rates on typical maturities like 5-year and 10-year gone up in the past year?

Actually they have, big time   4-week T-bill went for zero % (!) in Sept., and .01 in Oct., it's now at 0.25%   3-month jumped more than that and the rise is across the board into 1-year T-bills.  What this means is U.S. gov't interest payments will soar five-fold from the current $230B to $1T and change.  Just in time for the new president.  Hey, nobody wanted zero interest rates and easy money so this is the alternative.