Fed Hawks Keep 10-Year Yield at 4.51% as 3 Officials Signal 2026 Rate Hike Risk
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Updated · HousingWire · Jul 7
Fed Hawks Keep 10-Year Yield at 4.51% as 3 Officials Signal 2026 Rate Hike Risk
3 articles · Updated · HousingWire · Jul 7
Summary
Three Fed officials have reinforced a hawkish policy shift despite lower oil prices, keeping Treasury yields elevated and mortgage rates near yearly highs instead of delivering the drop many borrowers expected.
Christopher Waller joined Neil Kashkari and Beth Hammack in warning inflation remains too high while the labor market stays firm, with Kashkari explicitly penciling in one 2026 rate hike.
The 10-year Treasury yield traded at 4.51%, and a Redbook sales reading showing 11.5% year-over-year growth added to the case that demand is still strong enough to worry inflation-focused policymakers.
That stance marks a break from the old view that falling oil would quickly pull rates lower; officials are signaling that as long as jobs hold up, inflation above the 2% target matters more.
The next Fed meeting is now a key test, with policymakers expected to explain why hawkish guidance still stands even after oil retreated and war-driven price fears eased.