Senior Vice President Director Residential Lending
Penn Community Bank

Counting Down to Warsh

Counting Down to Warsh

While it may end up being a complete non-event, the bond market is counting the hours until Friday's Warsh appearance at Jackson Hole. There's nothing else on the calendar this week with any serious potential to upset the apple cart (and again, it's debatable that Warsh's speech is much more of a risk than random pre-weekend position squaring). But this is the bond market on Jackson Hole week, so the Fed Chair's speech is always a wild card simply because a few past examples have been relevant. In the meantime, bonds will take cues from fuel prices, corporate issuance, and any oversized tradeflows.

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5
99.49
-0.05 
10YR TREASURY
4.660
+0.011 
8/27/2026 10:44AM EST
While it may end up being a complete non-event, the bond market is counting the hours until Friday's Warsh appearance at Jackson Hole. There's nothing else on the calendar this week with any serious potential to upset the apple cart (and again, it's debatable that Warsh's speech is much more of a risk than random pre-weekend position squaring). But this is the bond market on Jackson Hole week, so the Fed Chair's speech is always a wild card simply because a few past examples ...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
6.75%
+0.00% 
15YR Fixed
6.32%
+0.00% 
8/27/2026
Intraday volatility in the bond market can make it tricky to track day over day changes in mortgage rates . Lenders publish the day's first rates based on bond market prices around 9:30-10:00am ET, but things can change if bonds move enough.  Yesterday, bonds improved enough in the afternoon for many lenders to offer lower rates. If we compare today's rates to yesterday afternoon's better examples, we're slightly worse off now. But if we compare to yesterday morning, ...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Thursday, Aug 27
8:30AM Aug/22 Jobless Claims (k) Aug/22 203K 208K 206K
8:30AM Aug/15 Continued Claims (k) Aug/15 1778K 1790K 1799K
1:00PM 7-Yr Note Auction (bl) 44
8:00PM Jackson Hole Symposium
Friday, Aug 28
9:45AM Aug Chicago PMI Aug 57 57.6
10:00AM Aug Consumer Sentiment (ip) Aug 51.0 55.2
10:00AM Aug Sentiment: 1y Inflation (%) Aug 4.3% 4.2%
10:00AM Aug U Mich conditions Aug 51.8 54.8
10:00AM Aug Sentiment: 5y Inflation (%) Aug 3.3% 3.3%
10:00AM Non Farm Payrolls Annual Revision (k) -911K
10:00AM Fed Chair Warsh Speech
8:00PM Jackson Hole Symposium
Senior Vice President Director Residential Lending
Penn Community Bank