Russia 10 Year Bond Yield

Russia 10 Year Bond Yield

You need accurate, programmatic access to the Russia 10-year government bond yield so you can power models, dashboards, and research. By the end of this article, you’ll know how to query, parse, and operationalize Russia’s sovereign yield data (including 10Y) from Bonds API, build yield curves, compute spreads, and handle intraday snapshots and historical requests in production.

What you’ll get from the Russia 10-year yield via Bonds API

Bonds API delivers sovereign bond yields as JSON over REST with a simple GET interface. For Russia (ISO2: RU), you can retrieve the latest 10Y yield, a specific day’s observation, a time series, spreads versus benchmarks like US Treasuries, and a full yield curve across maturities. Yields are returned as percentages (not basis points), while spreads are provided in basis points. Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD and intraday timestamps are UTC ISO 8601.

Illustration: Russia 10 Year Bond Yield

All endpoints are under https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/ and authenticated using an API key header: X-API-Key. Explore the API and tooling at bonds-api.com and the developer console at MCP. When you’re ready, you can Register to get an API key.

Quick live-style sample block (verbatim)

The following two blocks are included verbatim as a live-style sample of a latest-yield query format and JSON layout:

curl -s "https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/latest?countries=US&maturities=10Y&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
{
"success": true,
"date": "2026-10-09",
"rates": {
"US_10Y": 5.234
},
"dates": {
"US_10Y": "2026-10-09"
},
"currencies": {
"US_10Y": "USD"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "40445580-0caf-4126-a97d-b4c0953e9f18",
"timestamp": "2026-10-09T00:06:16+00:00"
}
}

How Russia sovereign yields are structured in Bonds API

Across the endpoints below, Russia is identified by ISO2 code RU. Maturities use familiar codes like 1M, 3M, 6M, 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, 10Y, 30Y. Yield values are percentages; for example 4.52 means 4.52%. Spreads are returned in basis points (bps), where 1 basis point equals 0.01%.

Dates are calendar dates in YYYY-MM-DD. For intraday snapshots, the fetched_at field is a UTC timestamp (ISO 8601). If a requested date is a weekend or holiday, the API will return the most recent business day’s data where applicable, or an error if no data exists for the requested parameters.

Endpoint: Latest yields (country and selected maturities)

Use this to retrieve the most recent available yields for Russia, including the 10Y point. If you omit maturities, the API will return all supported maturities for RU.

cURL

Python (requests)

import requests

response = requests.get(
'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/latest',
headers={'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
params={'countries': 'RU', 'maturities': '2Y,10Y'}
)
data = response.json()
# Example access:
# ru_10y = data['data']['RU']['10Y']['yield']

JavaScript (fetch)

const url = new URL('https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/latest');
url.searchParams.set('countries', 'RU');
url.searchParams.set('maturities', '2Y,10Y');

fetch(url.toString(), {
method: 'GET',
headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
})
.then(r => r.json())
.then(json => {
// const tenY = json.data.RU['10Y'].yield;
});

PHP (file_get_contents)

<?php
$url = 'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/latest?countries=RU&maturities=2Y,10Y';
$opts = [
'http' => [
'method' => 'GET',
'header' => "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n"
]
];
$context = stream_context_create($opts);
$json = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
$data = json_decode($json, true);
// $ru10 = $data['data']['RU']['10Y']['yield'];
?>

JSON response

How to read: yield is a percentage. date is the quote date (YYYY-MM-DD). source indicates the data origin (e.g., “official”).

Endpoint: Historical (yield on a specific date)

Query the Russia 10Y yield for a specific date. Useful for point-in-time backtests, event studies, or validation of valuation snapshots.

cURL

Python (requests)

import requests

params = {'country': 'RU', 'maturity': '10Y', 'date': '2025-06-15'}
r = requests.get(
'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/historical',
headers={'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
params=params
)
hist = r.json()
# hist['yield'] is the percentage yield for RU 10Y on 2025-06-15

JavaScript (fetch)

const qs = new URL('https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/historical');
qs.searchParams.set('country', 'RU');
qs.searchParams.set('maturity', '10Y');
qs.searchParams.set('date', '2025-06-15');

fetch(qs.toString(), { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } })
.then(r => r.json())
.then(json => {
// json.yield is the % yield for the requested date
});

PHP (file_get_contents)

<?php
$url = 'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/historical?country=RU&maturity=10Y&date=2025-06-15';
$opts = [
'http' => [
'method' => 'GET',
'header' => "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n"
]
];
$context = stream_context_create($opts);
$resp = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
$hist = json_decode($resp, true);
// $hist['yield'] is the % yield
?>

JSON response

Fields: yield is a percentage for the requested maturity and date. date is YYYY-MM-DD (local market close date recorded), and source denotes origin.

Endpoint: Time series (between two dates)

Get a continuous daily series for Russia 10Y between two dates for charts, regressions, or computing rolling stats.

cURL

Python (requests)

import requests

params = {
'country': 'RU',
'maturity': '10Y',
'start': '2025-10-09',
'end': '2026-10-09'
}
ts = requests.get(
'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/timeseries',
headers={'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
params=params
).json()
# ts['series'] is a list of { 'date': 'YYYY-MM-DD', 'yield': float }

JavaScript (fetch)

const url = new URL('https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/timeseries');
url.searchParams.set('country', 'RU');
url.searchParams.set('maturity', '10Y');
url.searchParams.set('start', '2025-10-09');
url.searchParams.set('end', '2026-10-09');

fetch(url, { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } })
.then(r => r.json())
.then(json => {
// json.series = [{ date: 'YYYY-MM-DD', yield: number }, ...]
});

PHP (file_get_contents)

<?php
$url = 'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/timeseries?country=RU&maturity=10Y&start=2025-10-09&end=2026-10-09';
$opts = [
'http' => [
'method' => 'GET',
'header' => "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n"
]
];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$json = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
$ts = json_decode($json, true);
// $ts['series'] for plotting or analytics
?>

JSON response

Fields: series is an array sorted by date (business days). yield is percentage. You can compute returns, volatility, drawdowns, or feed this to curve-fitting routines.

Endpoint: Spread vs. benchmark (basis points)

Compute Russia’s spread versus a benchmark country (e.g., US) for a given maturity. The default maturity is 10Y if not specified. Spread is in basis points (1 bps = 0.01%).

cURL

Python (requests)

import requests

params = {'country': 'RU', 'benchmark': 'US', 'maturity': '10Y'}
resp = requests.get(
'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/spread',
headers={'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
params=params
).json()
# resp['spread_bps'] is an integer/float in basis points

JavaScript (fetch)

const url = new URL('https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/spread');
url.searchParams.set('country', 'RU');
url.searchParams.set('benchmark', 'US');
url.searchParams.set('maturity', '10Y');

fetch(url, { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } })
.then(r => r.json())
.then(json => {
// json.spread_bps: basis points
// json.country_yield and json.benchmark_yield: percentages
});

PHP (file_get_contents)

<?php
$url = 'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/spread?country=RU&benchmark=US&maturity=10Y';
$opts = ['http' => ['method' => 'GET', 'header' => "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n"]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$body = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
$spread = json_decode($body, true);
// $spread['spread_bps'], $spread['country_yield'], $spread['benchmark_yield']
?>

JSON response

How to read: spread_bps is RU 10Y minus US 10Y expressed in basis points; country_yield and benchmark_yield are in percentages.

Endpoint: Yield curve (full term structure)

Fetch the full Russia curve across short bills to long bonds on a single date. Use this to build pricing curves and to visualize inversion.

cURL

Python (requests)

import requests

curve = requests.get(
'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/curve',
headers={'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
params={'country': 'RU'}
).json()
# curve['curve'] is a map of maturity -> yield (%)
# curve['inverted'] is a boolean flag

JavaScript (fetch)

const url = new URL('https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/curve');
url.searchParams.set('country', 'RU');

fetch(url, { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } })
.then(r => r.json())
.then(json => {
// json.curve: { '1M': number, '3M': number, ..., '10Y': number, ... }
// json.inverted: boolean
});

PHP (file_get_contents)

<?php
$url = 'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/curve?country=RU';
$opts = ['http' => ['method' => 'GET', 'header' => "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n"]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
$curve = json_decode($res, true);
// Iterate $curve['curve'] to build a term structure
?>

JSON response

Fields: curve is a mapping of maturity codes to yields in percentages for the provided date. inverted is a boolean flag indicating whether short rates exceed long rates in a typical inversion pattern.

Endpoint: Intraday (yield snapshots within a day)

For trading tools and high-frequency monitors, you can pull intraday snapshots of RU 10Y for a given date. Use these to track moves between open and close.

cURL

Python (requests)

import requests

params = {'country': 'RU', 'maturity': '10Y', 'date': '2026-10-09'}
intraday = requests.get(
'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/intraday',
headers={'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
params=params
).json()
# intraday['snapshots'] is a list of { 'yield': %, 'fetched_at': ISO8601 UTC }

JavaScript (fetch)

const url = new URL('https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/intraday');
url.searchParams.set('country', 'RU');
url.searchParams.set('maturity', '10Y');
url.searchParams.set('date', '2026-10-09');

fetch(url, { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } })
.then(r => r.json())
.then(json => {
// json.snapshots = [{ yield: number, fetched_at: '...Z', source: 'market' }, ...]
});

PHP (file_get_contents)

<?php
$url = 'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/intraday?country=RU&maturity=10Y&date=2026-10-09';
$opts = ['http' => ['method' => 'GET', 'header' => "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n"]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$raw = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
$intraday = json_decode($raw, true);
// $intraday['snapshots'] for timestamped intraday yields
?>

JSON response

Fields: yield is a percentage snapshot; fetched_at is UTC. count is the number of snapshots returned. Use the timezone in meta to align with your display logic.

Endpoint: Fluctuation (change, min, max over a period)

This aggregates the change (end minus start), and min/max for RU 10Y across a period. Ideal for dashboards showing month-to-date or year-to-date performance ranges.

cURL

Python (requests)

import requests

params = {
'countries': 'RU',
'maturity': '10Y',
'start': '2025-10-09',
'end': '2026-10-09'
}
fluc = requests.get(
'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/fluctuation',
headers={'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
params=params
).json()
# fluc['data']['RU'] contains start_yield, end_yield, change, min, max (all percentages)

JavaScript (fetch)

const url = new URL('https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/fluctuation');
url.searchParams.set('countries', 'RU');
url.searchParams.set('maturity', '10Y');
url.searchParams.set('start', '2025-10-09');
url.searchParams.set('end', '2026-10-09');

fetch(url, { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } })
.then(r => r.json())
.then(json => {
// json.data.RU has { start_yield, end_yield, change, min, max } in percentages
});

PHP (file_get_contents)

<?php
$url = 'https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/fluctuation?countries=RU&maturity=10Y&start=2025-10-09&end=2026-10-09';
$opts = ['http' => ['method' => 'GET', 'header' => "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n"]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$raw = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
$fluc = json_decode($raw, true);
// Access $fluc['data']['RU']
?>

JSON response

All fields are percentages except the date strings. change is end_yield minus start_yield, enabling quick “+/- X bps” display if you multiply by 100 to convert percentage points to basis points.

Building Russia’s 10-year context: curve, spreads, and term structure

To contextualize the RU 10Y, combine the 10Y yield with shorter and longer maturities using the curve endpoint. For example, on 2026-10-09, the full curve includes money-market tenors through 30Y:

MaturityYield (%)
1M5.31
3M5.27
6M5.18
1Y4.98
2Y4.25
5Y4.39
10Y4.52
30Y4.71

With this, you can fit a smooth curve (e.g., cubic spline) or compute slope measures such as 2s10s (10Y minus 2Y) or 5s30s. For cross-market context, use the spread endpoint to get RU vs. US 10Y in basis points and track relative value or macro risk premia.

Production tips: dates, updates, caching, and errors

  • Business days and holidays: If you query a weekend or local market holiday, historical/time series endpoints will return the series for valid dates only. If you need “last available,” cache the latest business day by country and reuse for same-day requests.
  • Update frequency: Latest yields typically reflect the most recent available official or market snapshot for that country and maturity. For intra-session monitoring, rely on the intraday endpoint and cache snapshots to reduce calls.
  • Caching: Introduce short-term caching (e.g., 30–60 seconds) for latest and spread to avoid hitting rate limits during bursts. For time series and historical, cache indefinitely per (country, maturity, date) since values are immutable.
  • Timezones and timestamps: Daily dates are YYYY-MM-DD. Intraday fetched_at is UTC (e.g., 2026-10-09T12:00:00Z). Convert to your UI timezone as needed.
  • Error handling: The API returns JSON with success=false and an error field. Common cases include 401 (missing/invalid key), 403 (quota), 404 (no data for requested combination), 422 (input validation), 429 (rate limit), and 500 (server). Implement retries with backoff only for 429 and 500.

Use cases for RU 10Y in applications

  • Risk and scenario dashboards: Display RU 10Y alongside intraday snapshots and a 1M change from the fluctuation endpoint. Trigger alerts when spreads widen beyond a threshold.
  • Portfolio analytics: Use the RU curve to discount local-currency cash flows or to proxy a risk-free rate for performance attribution.
  • Macro research: Pull multi-year time series to study policy cycles, inflation regimes, and correlations with FX or commodities.
  • Relative value screens: Rank spreads versus a US benchmark and monitor daily changes in bps to identify dislocations.

Explore more on bonds-api.com and try requests in the MCP. When you’re ready to integrate, Register for an API key.

Complete field notes for each endpoint

  • /latest: data[country][maturity].yield is percent; date is YYYY-MM-DD; source is the origin label (“official” or “market”).
  • /historical: yield is percent for exactly the requested date; be mindful of non-trading days—pick prior business date if needed in your logic.
  • /timeseries: series is an ordered array of date/yield pairs. Missing days correspond to weekends/holidays.
  • /spread: spread_bps is in basis points; country_yield and benchmark_yield are percents. The maturity param defaults to 10Y.
  • /curve: curve is a dictionary of maturity codes to yields in percent; inverted is boolean. date is the curve’s effective date.
  • /intraday: snapshots is a list with yield (percent) and fetched_at (UTC). count is number of snapshots. Use meta.timezone for display.
  • /fluctuation: start_yield, end_yield, change, min, max are all in percent. Multiply change by 100 to get bps change.

Russia 10Y quick-start checklist

  • Latest RU 10Y: /latest with countries=RU and maturities=10Y.
  • Prior close check: /historical for the desired YYYY-MM-DD.
  • Charting: /timeseries with appropriate start/end window.
  • Curve fit: /curve for RU to build a full term structure.
  • Relative value: /spread vs benchmark=US at 10Y.
  • Intraday monitor: /intraday for date-stamped snapshots.
  • MTD/YTD moves: /fluctuation with start and end dates.

FAQ

What units are yields and spreads returned in?
Yields are percentages (e.g., 4.52 means 4.52%). Spreads are in basis points (e.g., 215 means 2.15%).

How should I handle weekends and holidays for Russia?
Use historical or time series endpoints and select the previous business day if your input date is non-trading. For “latest,” cache and reuse the most recent valid business day’s value.

What timezone are intraday timestamps in?
Intraday fetched_at timestamps are in UTC (ISO 8601). Convert to local timezones in your UI if needed.

Can I retrieve the full Russia curve and then extract 10Y?
Yes. /curve returns all available maturities; you can read curve["10Y"]. For minimal bandwidth, use /latest or /historical when you only need a single point.

How do I authenticate?
Send your key in the X-API-Key header on every GET request to https://bonds-api.com/api/v1/ endpoints.

Next step

Spin up a quick prototype: query /latest for RU 10Y, then plot a /timeseries for the past year, and add a /spread tile versus US 10Y. You can Register for an API key now, explore interactively in the MCP, and integrate the endpoints above into your analytics stack. Also see: Register for Bonds API, Bonds API MCP, and Get started with Bonds API.

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