In a Shocking Twist, Bonds Relive Another Groundhog Day

In a Shocking Twist, Bonds Relive Another Groundhog Day

The present week began on a stronger note thanks to news that came out on Monday regarding a U.S./Iran peace deal being within reach. This time around, it was the fact that Iran's state TV shared a draft of the framework for the memo that serves as the stop-gap peace deal while full details are negotiated. It turns out that this draft wasn't obviously different from the one referenced on Monday, but markets remain cautiously willing to react to the same repackaged news time and again as if repetition increases the chance that the peace deal will eventually become official. Bonds were a bit more skeptical than oil prices, but ultimately ended the day without losing any ground.

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In a Shocking Twist, Bonds Relive Another Groundhog Day

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0
98.07
+0.03 
10YR TREASURY
4.477
-0.012 
5/26/2026 9:30PM EST
MBS are now unchanged on the day and down an eighth of a point from some lenders' rate sheet print times.  This is more of a heads-up that the jumpiest lenders could be close to considering a negative reprice. That said, we have yet to see bonds meaningfully challenge a break through the weakest levels yet. 10yr yields are still 0.2bps on the day at 4.487   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
6.61%
+0.00% 
15YR Fixed
6.12%
-0.02% 
5/27/2026
Early in the trading session, the bond market began improving in response to more updates on a potential Iran peace deal. When bonds improve, rates fall, but the initial reaction proved short-lived.  Thankfully, the reversal didn't do any new damage. This allowed the average lender to keep rates right in line with yesterday's 6.61% for a top-tier 30 year fixed. You'd have to go back to May 14th to see anything lower.   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, May 27
4:00AM Fed Logan Speech
7:00AM May/22 Mortgage Market Index May/22 259.4 283.5
7:00AM May/22 MBA Refi Index May/22 753.7 920.2
7:00AM May/22 MBA Purchase Index May/22 169.7 170.4
8:15AM ADP Employment Change Weekly 35.75K 42.25K
9:20AM NY Fed Bill Purchases 1 to 4 months (%) $6.576 billion
11:30AM 2-Yr Note Auction (bl) 28
11:30AM 2-Year FRN Auction (%) 0.089% 0.103%
1:00PM 5-Yr Note Auction (bl) 70
3:55PM Fed Cook Speech
8:00PM Fed Jefferson Speech
Thursday, May 28
8:10AM Apr Building Permits (ml) Apr 1.442M 1.363M
8:30AM May/16 Continued Claims (k) May/16 1780K 1782K
8:30AM May/23 Jobless Claims (k) May/23 211K 209K
8:30AM Q1 Core PCE Prices QoQ Q1 4.3% 2.7%
8:30AM Q1 GDP (%) Q1 2.0% 0.5%
8:30AM Q1 Corporate profits (% ) Q1 5.7% 5.7%
8:30AM Apr PCE prices (m/m) (%) Apr 0.5% 0.7%
8:30AM Q1 GDP Final Sales (%) Q1 1.6% 0.3%
8:30AM Apr PCE (y/y) (%) Apr 3.8% 3.5%
8:30AM Q1 PCE Prices (Q/Q) Q1 4.5% 2.9%
8:30AM Apr Core PCE (m/m) (%) Apr 0.3% 0.3%
8:30AM Apr Core CapEx (%) Apr 0.4% 3.4%
8:30AM Apr Durable goods (%) Apr 3.5% 0.8%
8:30AM Apr Core PCE (y/y) (%) Apr 3.3% 3.2%
8:55AM Fed Williams Speech
10:00AM Apr New Home Sales (ml) Apr 0.67M 0.682M
10:00AM Apr New Home Sales (%) (%) Apr 7.4%
12:00PM May/22 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) May/22 -5M -7.864M
1:00PM 7-Yr Note Auction (bl) 44