Some Pros and Cons in Today's Weakness

Some Pros and Cons in Today's Weakness

Bonds lost ground today, but it wasn't necessarily an unequivocally bad day. Yields were close to yesterday's lows just before this morning's PCE data came out and only moved higher after that. If the data had been better, it's possible today could have started on a stronger note. Oil price volatility was the other notable factor with prices moving up roughly $3 between 5am and noon ET. In light of both of those headwinds, bonds actually lost minimal ground and managed to hold below yesterday's high yields with multiple ceiling bounces at 4.67% in the 10yr. If we see weaker data and lower oil prices ahead, there's no reason to think bonds couldn't challenge this week's best levels again.

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Pros and Cons in Today's Weakness

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5
99.45
-0.09 
10YR TREASURY
4.655
+0.006 
8/27/2026 1:39AM EST
There as a moment of volatility right after the 5yr Treasury auction, but both 5yr and 10yr Treasuries are holding in line with the AM highs.  5.5 MBS are another 1 tick (.03) lower than the AM lows and have been flirting with an eighth of a point of weakness versus the 11am highs. Negative reprices are not yet justified by these losses. It would take another 2 ticks (.06) for that to change.   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
6.75%
+0.01% 
15YR Fixed
6.32%
+0.01% 
8/26/2026
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 208K 206K
8:30AM Aug/15 Continued Claims (k) Aug/15 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