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Mortgage rates rose to 6.71% this week—the highest since July 2025—driven by a global bond sell-off and higher energy costs from geopolitical tensions, with the 10-year Treasury yield at multi-year highs. As rates push toward 7%, refinancing activity has cooled and pending home sales fell, signaling continued pressure on the housing market.
Mortgage rates track the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield with a spread, and economists’ five-year forecasts project the 10-year yield easing to about 3.9% by 2027. Using that with a suggested spread, the base-case 30-year fixed rate rises from roughly 6.25% in 2026 to about 5.70% by 2030. A bull case imagines around 5.00% by 2030, while a bear case could push rates toward 7.00% by 2027 before easing to about 6.6% by 2030. The article stresses these are long-range estimates and rates are unlikely to fall to 3% in the next five years, influenced by inflation and Federal Reserve policy. For buyers, the decision to lock in depends on how long they intend to stay in the home and which fixed term aligns with their budget.
The 10-year Treasury yield rose to about 4.7% (its highest since January 2025) and the 30-year climbed to around 5.19% as Brent crude neared $100 amid Middle East tensions, fueling concerns about higher debt costs and sticky inflation while investors weigh possible Fed action later this year; despite higher yields, equities have held up on earnings growth and optimism about the economy.
AI fears are driving markets as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield moves toward 4%, prompting a shift into defensives and fixed income as tech stocks slump, even as the S&P 500 sits near its January high. Analysts warn AI spending could affect jobs and profits, making the path for yields and growth highly uncertain amid easing inflation and a calmer policy backdrop.
Treasury yields increased as investors awaited key inflation reports that could influence the Federal Reserve's upcoming monetary policy decision, with market expectations leaning towards a rate cut.
Bill Gross, the former bond king, believes that the 10-year Treasury is overvalued with a 4% yield and recommends the 10-year Treasury inflation-protected yield at 1.80% as a better choice. He suggests going long on 2-year bonds while shorting the 10-year and highlights his successful recommendations for regional bank stocks and mortgage REITs. Gross also expresses continued interest in Capri Holdings as a merger arbitrage target.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury remained near its September low as investors awaited key jobs data, including nonfarm payrolls, unemployment rate, and wages. Economic indicators, such as the ADP employment change report and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, hinted at a cooler labor market. Weekly jobless claims were below expectations, and continuing jobless claims declined, suggesting that layoffs have not increased. Investors are looking for hints about the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy outlook and the state of the wider economy in the upcoming policy meeting.
The 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2007, closing at 4.37%, ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate announcement. September could mark the fifth consecutive month of yield increases for the 10-year Treasury. Despite the climb, the Fed is expected to maintain its federal funds rate target, with a 99% probability of no rate change. Investors will closely watch the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections for insights into growth, inflation, and the projected rate path. Chairman Jerome Powell's remarks at the Jackson Hole conference indicated that the Fed is not ready to halt rate hikes despite moderating inflation.