Selling Continues And It's Not Just Oil

Selling Continues And It's Not Just Oil

Bond yields broke long term highs yesterday and are moving slightly higher again today. In both cases, we're NOT seeing the same level of intraday correlation with oil prices that we've almost always seen on days without another compelling motivation for bonds. That said, oil prices still moved higher, so we can't discount its impact. From here, econ data will be a risk/opportunity as well with relevant data every morning through the end of the week (starting at 10am ET today with ISM and JOLTS). 

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5
98.91
-0.10 
10YR TREASURY
4.758
+0.005 
9/1/2026 10:14AM EST
Bond yields broke long term highs yesterday and are moving slightly higher again today. In both cases, we're NOT seeing the same level of intraday correlation with oil prices that we've almost always seen on days without another compelling motivation for bonds. That said, oil prices still moved higher, so we can't discount its impact. If we zoom out, the correlation improves, but we can still see that bonds have some of their own, non-oil-related concerns (issuance,...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
6.89%
+0.02% 
15YR Fixed
6.39%
+0.01% 
9/1/2026
Bonds lost ground today, largely due to mechanical, month-end trading (i.e. not due to economic data, inflation, or news headlines). When bonds lose ground, rates rise, all else equal. Mortgage rates were already fairly close to longer-term highs last week. Today's increase was just enough to nudge the average top-tier 30yr fixed rate to 6.87%--the highest since June 2025. While that sounds fairly gloomy, the average borrower wouldn't see any difference from those seen on...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Sep 01
9:05AM Fed Barr Speech
9:45AM Aug S&P Global Manuf. PMI Aug 53.9 53.2 53.9
10:00AM Aug ISM Mfg Prices Paid Aug 71.1 72 71.1
10:00AM Aug ISM Manufacturing PMI Aug 54.6 55.2 55.6
10:00AM Aug ISM Manufacturing Employment Aug 51.2 52.8
10:00AM Jul USA JOLTS Job Openings (ml) Jul 7.271M 7.3M 7.359M
10:00AM Jul Construction spending (%) Jul -0.5% 0% -0.1%
10:00AM Jul JOLTs Job Quits (ml) Jul 3.056M 3.232M
10:10AM Sep IBD economic optimism Sep 45.6 46.2 45.1
11:30AM 6-Week Bill Auction (%) 3.735% 3.650%
Wednesday, Sep 02
7:00AM Aug/28 Mortgage Market Index Aug/28 245.3
7:00AM Aug/28 MBA Purchase Index Aug/28 154.4
7:00AM Aug/28 MBA Refi Index Aug/28 740.8
8:15AM Aug ADP jobs (k) Aug 48K 44K
10:00AM Jul Factory orders mm (%) Jul 0.7% -0.3%
10:30AM Aug/28 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Aug/28 0.095M
2:00PM Aug Total Vehicle Sales (ml) Aug 16.3M 16.3M
2:00PM Fed Beige Book