More War. More Selling

More War. More Selling

Tuesday was as straightforward as it was unpleasant for the bond market. Mid-day news regarding new air strikes in Iran caused an immediate reaction in oil prices. This was more than enough to reverse the rally that followed this morning's 10am ET economic data. Oil prices hit the highest level since late July and bond yields matched the highest closing levels since January 2025.

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More War. More Selling

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5
98.68
+0.01 
10YR TREASURY
4.803
+0.010 
9/2/2026 1:49AM EST
Negative reprices aren't necessarily guaranteed, but they're a slightly higher risk now as MBS just hit new lows for the day. Some lenders are seeing an eighth of a point of weakness versus morning rate sheet print times. That said, the earliest lenders are only seeing 2 ticks (.06) of weakness and thus not at risk of repricing.    READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
6.89%
+0.02% 
15YR Fixed
6.39%
+0.01% 
9/1/2026
Fighting intensified today between the U.S. and Iran. Oil prices moved higher fairly quickly and bond yields followed. This has been a common pattern during the Iran war as higher oil prices imply higher inflation which, in turn, implies higher yields/rates. Yesterday's average top-tier 30yr fixed rate hit the highest levels since June 2025. Today's increase was modest in the bigger picture. At 6.89%, we're still well below that June 2025 high of 6.97%.  [thirtyyearmo...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Sep 02
7:00AM Aug/28 Mortgage Market Index Aug/28 245.3
7:00AM Aug/28 MBA Purchase Index Aug/28 154.4
7:00AM Aug/28 MBA Refi Index Aug/28 740.8
8:15AM Aug ADP jobs (k) Aug 47K 44K
10:00AM Jul Factory orders mm (%) Jul 0.7% -0.3%
10:30AM Aug/28 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Aug/28 -0.4M 0.095M
2:00PM Fed Beige Book
Thursday, Sep 03
5:30AM Aug Challenger layoffs (k) Aug 33.429K
8:30AM Aug/22 Continued Claims (k) Aug/22 1778K
8:30AM Q2 Unit Labour Costs QoQ Final Q2 1.3% 1.3%
8:30AM Aug/29 Jobless Claims (k) Aug/29 205K 203K
8:30AM Jul Trade Gap (bl) Jul $-90B $-73.3B
8:30AM Fed Waller Speech
9:45AM Aug S&P Global Composite PMI Aug 56.0 54.5
9:45AM Aug S&P Global Services PMI Aug 56.8 54.6
10:00AM Aug ISM Services Prices Aug 70.3
10:00AM Aug ISM Biz Activity Aug 59.1
10:00AM Aug ISM Services Employment Aug 47.4
10:00AM Aug ISM N-Mfg PMI Aug 54.3 54.1
10:00AM Aug ISM Services New Orders Aug 57.2
3:00PM Fed Hammack Speech