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Knock Knock Knockin' on 10yr Floor

Knock Knock Knockin' on 10yr Floor

Sometimes, it's a shame that the 7yr Treasury isn't the most popular bond market benchmark. If it were, today's headline could reference "knockin' on 7's floor." Whether it's the 3.77 level in the 7yr Treasury yield or 4.0% in the 10yr, bonds are repeatedly approaching these "floor" levels over the past 2 weeks and today's installment was the best yet--even if only barely.  Yet again, there's not much for the bond market to hang its hat on in terms of motivations this week if not for the general stock market malaise. Apart from that, one would have to venture a guess that bond traders are discounting economic fallout from trade/geopolitical uncertainty, but there's no objective way to measure those vibes in the short term. 

Market Movement Recap
08:36 AM

Choppy and sideways overnight, but in a narrow range. MBS up 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr down 0.7bps at 4.039

01:10 PM

MBS up an eighth and 10yr down 2.6bps at 4.019

02:21 PM

MBS up 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr down 2.1bps at 4.024

03:52 PM

best levels of the day with MBS up an eighth and 10yr down 3.4bps at 4.01

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Knockin' on 10yr Floor

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 100.43 +0.06 10YR 3.996% -0.008% 2/27/2026 2:04AM EST
This is the problem with narrow trading ranges. Yesterday, yields were safely inside a narrow range near long-term lows. Today, they're challenging the lowest levels since November. Any time we're at the best levels in months, it's normal to want to know why, but because of the narrow range, there isn't really a new "why" for today's share of the move. After all, 10yr yields are down less than 3bps, which is a below average move in the big picture. We can't blame data as ther...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.00% +0.00% 15YR Fixed 5.61% -0.01% 2/26/2026
Given that we have the somewhat unpopular job of reporting that today's average top-tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate is 6.00 again, rather than the 5.99 seen earlier this week, we can at least find one glowingly positive development as a silver lining. In fact, the silver lining is more than a consolation prize. It's actually better news than another day at 5.99% would have been.  First off, there's no functional difference between 6.00 and 5.99 when it comes to our daily...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Friday, Feb 27
8:30AM Jan PPI m/m (%) Jan 0.3% 0.5%
8:30AM Jan Core PPI m/m (%) Jan 0.3% 0.7%
8:30AM Jan PPI y/y Jan 2.6% 3%
9:45AM Feb Chicago PMI Feb 52.8 54.0
10:00AM Nov Construction spending (%) Nov 0.2% 0.5%
10:00AM Dec Construction spending (%) Dec 0.3% 0.5%
Monday, Mar 02
9:45AM Feb S&P Global Manuf. PMI Feb 51.2 52.4
10:00AM Feb ISM Manufacturing Employment Feb 48.1
10:00AM Feb ISM Mfg Prices Paid Feb 59.0
10:00AM Feb ISM Manufacturing PMI Feb 52.3 52.6
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In addition to being shortened by Monday's holiday, this week's economic data didn't spark any big reactions in the bond market. Even after The Supreme Court ruled against certain recently-applied tariffs, rates managed to end the week right in line with the lowest levels in more than 3 years. The bond market dictates interest rates, and the tariff news was the biggest event of the week fo... READ MORE
Owner/Broker
Great American Lending LLC
License:
MLO-4493
Company-201546