Paradoxical Rally in Bonds Thanks to Higher Fed Hike Odds

Paradoxical Rally in Bonds Thanks to Higher Fed Hike Odds

We've been saying for a while that the longer end of the bond market really wants to see the Fed get serious about fighting inflation. This is why yields spiked on July 29th when the Fed held rates steady and Warsh said he'd let the bond market do the heavy lifting. Now today, we have back-to-back inflation reports that resulted in Fed Funds Futures pricing in a 90% chance of a hike at next week's meeting. Fed Funds Futures are the only thing that's unequivocally selling off this morning. 2yr Treasuries (heavily impacted by Fed expectations) are mixed, but the longer end of the curve is now rallying thanks to the expectation of the rate hike and the hope that it pushes back against inflation.

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5
97.53
+0.08 
10YR TREASURY
4.945
-0.020 
9/11/2026 1:24PM EST
If you haven't seen a negative reprice yet, odds are increasing. MBS just hit unchanged levels and are down more than 3/8ths from the highs and at least a quarter point from most lenders' rate sheet print times. 10yr yields are still down half a bp at 4.96 but that's up from lows of 4.904. Selling has been slow and steady with little by way of new inspiration.   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
7.12%
+0.05% 
15YR Fixed
6.65%
+0.03% 
9/11/2026
Looked at in a vacuum, and up until the last few hours of the day, Friday was no better or worse than the average day over the past several months. Compared to yesterday morning's levels, the average lender was 0.01% higher--a small enough move to be effectively considered "unchanged."  This expanded to 0.05% in the last few hours as multiple lenders increased rates. In terms of big-picture benchmarks, the increase officially brings rates to their highest levels since ...   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 47.8 51 51.7
10:00AM Sep Sentiment: 1y Inflation (%) Sep 4.6% 4%
10:00AM Sep Sentiment: 5y Inflation (%) Sep 3.4% 3.3%
10:00AM Sep U Mich conditions Sep 50.9 51.3 51.9
12:00PM WASDE Report (%)
2:00PM Aug Federal budget (bl) Aug $-167B $-404B $-432B
Monday, Sep 14