Ugly Snowball Selling Thanks to Oil and Inflation Data

Ugly Snowball Selling Thanks to Oil and Inflation Data

MBS lost nearly a full point by 4pm ET and 10yr yields were up 11.4bps at 4.95%. This is the highest since October 2023 when 10s briefly hit 5.006%.  At one point in the overnight session, yields were slightly LOWER on the day. Things changed in waves. First wave: oil prices surged overnight and had already broken $100 but the time PPI came out. Second wave: PPI was roughly in line with forecasts, but internal components suggested a 0.1 increase to core PCE inflation. The reaction was the sharpest of the day for bonds. Third wave: late day illiquid redistribution after 30yr bond auction (although this could also be incidental drift ahead of Friday's CPI data). If we could only focus on 2 things, it would be the acceleration in the fuel price trend and the unfriendly PCE implications in today's PPI data. 

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Ugly Snowball Selling

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5
97.58
+0.13 
10YR TREASURY
4.944
-0.021 
9/11/2026 6:54AM EST
The initial selling was short-lived and 10yr yields are back into positive territory, down 1.9bps at 4.945. MBS are up 1 tick (.03). WHY?! This is exactly the dynamic we've been hoping for. The long end of the bond market wants to see inflation being addressed by the Fed and this data makes a rate hike likely enough to do that.    READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
7.07%
+0.10% 
15YR Fixed
6.62%
+0.08% 
9/10/2026
You may have seen other headlines today that reference 30yr fixed rates of 6.76%. Those stories would be citing Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey which is an average of the 5 business days (4 in this case, due to the holiday) ending yesterday (September 9th). Because of that methodology, the number lags reality. Today alone, the average lender moved up 0.125% in rate. In addition, Freddie no longer accounts for "points" (additional money paid upfront for a lower rate). In ot...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Friday, Sep 11
12:00AM Roll Date - UMBS 30YR
8:30AM Aug y/y Headline CPI (%) Aug 3.4% 3.4% 3.4%
8:30AM Aug m/m CORE CPI (%) Aug 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
8:30AM Aug m/m Headline CPI (%) Aug 0.4% 0.4% 0.1%
8:30AM Aug y/y CORE CPI (%) Aug 2.4% 2.4% 2.5%
10:00AM Sep Consumer Sentiment (ip) Sep 51 51.7
10:00AM Sep Sentiment: 1y Inflation (%) Sep 4%
10:00AM Sep Sentiment: 5y Inflation (%) Sep 3.3%
10:00AM Sep U Mich conditions Sep 51.3 51.9
12:00PM WASDE Report (%)
2:00PM Aug Federal budget (bl) Aug $-404B $-432B
Monday, Sep 14