No Whammies From PCE Data. Tech Plunge Helping

No Whammies From PCE Data. Tech Plunge Helping

PCE inflation was almost perfectly in line with even the unrounded expectations. The monthly core number was 0.32 vs 0.34 (or .3 vs .3 on most econ calendars). Perhaps the modest miss helps explain the modest drop in yields at 8:30am.  All in all though, it was a small enough response as to obviate any further consideration. Bonds experienced a much bigger move at the 9:30am NYSE open when multiple large tech companies saw their stocks plunge sharply (led by Alphabet aka Google). A few instances of new corporate bond issues have accounted for small bounces in yields (Microsoft and Verizon, specifically).

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 6.0
99.58
-0.01 
10YR TREASURY
5.012
-0.005 
10/29/2026 8:50AM EST
PCE inflation was almost perfectly in line with even the unrounded expectations. The monthly core number was 0.32 vs 0.34 (or .3 vs .3 on most econ calendars). Perhaps the modest miss helps explain the modest drop in yields at 8:30am.  All in all though, it was a small enough response as to obviate any further consideration. Bonds experienced a much bigger move at the 9:30am NYSE open when multiple large tech companies saw their stocks plunge sharply (led by Alphabet aka...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
7.35%
+0.02% 
15YR Fixed
7.00%
-0.01% 
10/28/2026
Today's Fed announcement had no impact on mortgage rate movement, and minimal impact on intraday bond market volatility. Well before the Fed announcement, the bond market was already slightly weaker compared to yesterday's latest levels. As a result the average mortgage lender set rates just a hair higher. Despite the increase, 30yr fixed rates are only 0.05% above the low of 7.30% seen last week and only 0.02% above yesterday's mark of 7.33%. Recent upward pressure is a fa...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Thursday, Oct 29
8:30AM Q3 GDP Final Sales (%) Q3 1.7% 2.8%
8:30AM Q3 GDP (%) Q3 3.4% 3.2% 2.2%
8:30AM Oct/24 Jobless Claims (k) Oct/24 194K 199K 194K
8:30AM Q3 Core PCE Prices QoQ Q3 2.5% 2.4% 3.3%
8:30AM Sep Core PCE (y/y) (%) Sep 3.1% 3.1% 3%
8:30AM Sep Core PCE (m/m) (%) Sep 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
8:30AM Oct/17 Continued Claims (k) Oct/17 1701K 1720K 1728K
8:30AM Q3 PCE Prices (Q/Q) Q3 2.1% 3.4% 5%
8:30AM Sep PCE (y/y) (%) Sep 3.6% 3.6% 3.4%
8:30AM Sep PCE prices (m/m) (%) Sep 0.5% 0.5% 0.3%
1:00PM 7-Year Note Auction 5.085%
Friday, Oct 30
8:30AM Q3 Employment costs (%) Q3 0.8% 0.9%
9:45AM Oct Chicago PMI Oct 56.1 58.8