**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/18/2026** Mortgage-backed securities are taking losses as Middle East tensions push oil prices and Treasury yields toward their highest levels since 2007. The 10-year [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/17/2026** New York Fed manufacturing data came in surprisingly hot at 20.6, crushing forecasts of 11 and signaling broad business strength even as the [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/12/2026** Oil prices retreated on tentative Iran deal optimism, pulling crude from highs and easing some pressure on long-dated Treasury yields overnight. The 10-year [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/11/2026** Oil-driven volatility continues to dominate mortgage markets as geopolitical tensions cloud the economic outlook and push bond yields higher. The 10-year Treasury yield [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/10/2026** Markets wobbled near record highs Friday before softening into today, with the ten-year Treasury yield climbing back to 4.66 percent on geopolitical tensions [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (PM) - 08/07/2026** Payroll growth unexpectedly tanked in July with -23,000 jobs versus forecasts of 80,000 gain, but mortgage markets barely budged because low unemployment at [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/07/2026** Nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly fell 23,000 in July versus an 80,000 forecast, sending bonds and mortgage-backed securities sharply higher in early trading. The negative [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/05/2026** The ADP employment report delivered a shock this morning, with private payrolls rising only 44,000 versus expectations of 70,000, signaling potential cooling in [...]