**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 08/03/2026** Forex drama and geopolitical tensions are battering bond markets, pushing 10-year Treasury yields up sharply while oil prices create competing inflation signals that [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/31/2026** Employment cost inflation came in hotter than expected, pushing bonds weaker and causing UMBS 5.5s to trade down about 0.18 points as the [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/30/2026** Economic data disappointed this morning, with second-quarter GDP growth coming in at just 1.5% versus the 2.0% forecast, though consumer spending surged 3.2% [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/29/2026** Iran's surprise overnight attack on U.S. bases sent oil prices surging 5 percent and spooked bond markets just hours before the Federal Reserve's [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/28/2026** Middle East tensions eased overnight as crude oil retreated below $90 per barrel after the U.S. paused military strikes on Iran, sending mortgage-backed [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (PM) - 07/23/2026** Mortgage rates hit their highest levels in over a year as bond traders refused to catch the falling knife, with oil prices spiking [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/23/2026** Oil prices surge past $90 a barrel as Houthi militants target Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, pushing Treasury yields to fresh yearly [...]

**WTMS Blog Today = What's up in Mortgage Today (AM) - 07/22/2026** Momentum remains negative across bond markets as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.634 percent, driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East [...]