The 2 Year Note is a marketable security distributed by the government to cover its debts. When buying it, you are lending money to the government and can expect some yield over time. Notes have a stated interest rate that is paid semiannually to the holder until maturity.
United States 2 Year Note Yield
The United States 2 Year Note Yield is currently quoted at 1.35 percent. It averaged 5.47 percent in the last 40 years. An all-time high value of 16.95 percent was reached in September 1981, while a record low of 0.16 was witnessed in September 2011.