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Mortgage Rates

A trader on the New York Stock Exchange floor beneath screens showing Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's July 29, 2026, press conference.

Real Rates, Not Inflation Bets, Drove the 10-Year Yield to a 2002 High

Oil gets the blame for the highest bond yields since 2002. The Treasury's inflation-protected yields show the market is charging more for money itself, which leaves mortgage rates little room to fall.

Business  · 7 Oct 2026, 20:04  · Priya Raman