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
97.73
+0.28 
10YR TREASURY
4.910
-0.055 
9/11/2026 9:40AM EST
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 ...   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 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 $-404B $-432B
Monday, Sep 14