
Weekly Market Recap: August 17-21, 2026
Weekly Recap: Rates Whipsaw, Home Prices Hit a 14-Month High 10-YR Yield 4.65 → 4.70%whipsawed Treasury Buyback 2xstarts Sept 9 ICE Home Prices +1.71%14-mo high

Weekly Recap: Rates Whipsaw, Home Prices Hit a 14-Month High 10-YR Yield 4.65 → 4.70%whipsawed Treasury Buyback 2xstarts Sept 9 ICE Home Prices +1.71%14-mo high

Home Price Growth Hits a 14-Month High — Here’s What It Means for Buyers 10-YR Yield 4.696%flat vs. open PMI Forecast ~54expansion ICE Home Prices

Signal: Yields Reverse as Debt Hits $40T and the Fed Stays Split National Debt $40.0TNEW HIGH 10-YR Yield 4.70%↑ 6bp Sept Hike Odds ~32%↓ from

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Treasury Steps In: Yields Fall on Surprise Buyback Boost 10-YR Yield 4.647%↓ from 4.692% Treasury Buyback 2xstarts Sept 9 Pending Home Sales -2.3%missed est. 30-YR

Tight Supply Is Keeping Home Values Resilient, Even as Rates Hold Near Highs 10-YR Yield 4.74%flat vs. open WTI Crude $85up from $83 Housing Starts

Mortgage Bonds Test Support as Yields Climb to Start the Week 10-YR Yield 4.72%↑ from 4.68% open Sept Hold Odds 69%vs. hike WTI Crude $83stuck

Retail Sales Just Delivered a Wake-Up Call for the Consumer Retail Sales MoM -0.6%vs +0.1% est Ex Autos & Gas -0.2%vs +0.3% est 10-YR Yield

Signal: What Today’s Inflation Report Means for Mortgage Rates PPI YoY 4.7%↓ 0.8 10-YR Yield 4.65%↓ 4bp Sept Cut Odds 32%↓ 18pt Jobless Claims 209K↑

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