Real Return 10-Year Treasuries from 1980

This graph from last Saturdays edition of the dutch newspaper NRC shows the real return on 10-year US treasuries. 10-year US Treasuries are the government bonds of the United States and is one of the most important benchmarks to investors. The real return is now back to zero and this much lower than the average real return in the last 30 years as you can see.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 040611