CPI Puts a Floor Under Recent Rate Rally

CPI Puts a Floor Under Recent Rate Rally

Unrounded core CPI came in at 0.335, which nearly rounds to 0.4% versus an expectations of 0.2%.  This is a big surprise when it comes to inflation data, and it matters more at the moment given the rapidly evolving Fed rate hike outlook. Recent Fed speeches caused a significant pull-back in rate hike expectations. Today's inflation data undoes most of that progress.  It may not cause rates to break into new highs, but it makes a strong case for this week's lows being the floor until further notice. 

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 6.0
98.36
-0.15 
10YR TREASURY
5.226
+0.009 
10/14/2026 1:15PM EST
Unrounded core CPI came in at 0.335, which nearly rounds to 0.4% versus an expectations of 0.2%.  This is a big surprise when it comes to inflation data, and it matters more at the moment given the rapidly evolving Fed rate hike outlook. Recent Fed speeches caused a significant pull-back in rate hike expectations. Today's inflation data undoes most of that progress.  It may not cause rates to break into new highs, but it makes a strong case for this week's lows bein...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
7.50%
+0.04% 
15YR Fixed
7.18%
+0.04% 
10/14/2026
It was an uneventfully good day for mortgage rates . Unlike the average day over the past several weeks, there was minimal intraday volatility in the underlying bond market. This allowed the average lender to issue rates once this morning and avoid intraday rate changes.  Fortunately, the overnight market movement was in our favor today as traders continued finding value in recently higher bond yields.  Rates are based on the bond market where higher yields inc...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Oct 14
12:00AM Roll Date - UMBS 15YR, Ginnie Mae 15YR
7:00AM Oct/09 MBA Refi Index Oct/09 513.5 515.8
7:00AM Oct/09 MBA Purchase Index Oct/09 139.3 145.1
7:00AM Oct/09 Mortgage Market Index Oct/09 199.2 204.7
8:30AM Sep y/y Headline CPI (%) Sep 3.7% 3.6% 3.4%
8:30AM Sep m/m Headline CPI (%) Sep 0.6% 0.6% 0.4%
8:30AM Sep y/y CORE CPI (%) Sep 2.6% 2.5% 2.4%
8:30AM Sep m/m CORE CPI (%) Sep 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
2:00PM Sep Federal budget (bl) Sep $-29B $-167B
2:00PM Fed Beige Book
Thursday, Oct 15
8:30AM Oct Philly Fed Prices Paid Oct 48.60
8:30AM Sep Core PPI m/m (%) Sep 0.3% 0.2%
8:30AM Sep Core PPI y/y (%) Sep 4.4% 4.6%
8:30AM Oct/03 Continued Claims (k) Oct/03 1710K 1716K
8:30AM Oct/10 Jobless Claims (k) Oct/10 200K 197K
8:30AM Oct NY Fed Manufacturing Oct 10.3 7.60
8:30AM Oct Philly Fed Business Index Oct 28.4 37.8
8:30AM Sep PPI m/m (%) Sep 0.5% 0.4%
8:30AM Sep PPI y/y Sep 5.3% 5.4%
8:30AM Sep Retail Sales Control Group MoM Sep 0.3% 1.4%
8:30AM Sep Retail Sales (%) Sep 0.3% 1.2%
10:00AM Aug Business Inventories (% ) Aug 0.4% 0.8%
12:00PM NOPA Crush Report (%)
12:00PM Oct/09 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Oct/09 -3.186M