05.11.2026 Weekly Market Commentary

written by

Rebecca Erb

published on

May 11, 2026

Stay ahead with the weekly market commentary. Key economic, political, and stock insights to recap last week and prepare for the next.

Today

The MBS prices are slightly lower than Friday Mornings Rate Sheet. 10YR Yield is higher at 4.39. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and NASDAQ largely unchanged.

Market indications:

UMBS 5.5% 100.5625 (100.375 last Monday)

30YR Conv Par Rate 6.8016 (6.8295 last Monday)

10yr – 4.394% (4.39 last Monday)

Last Week

Last week Factory Orders, New Home Sales, ISM Services, Initial Jobless Claims, Wholesale Inventories, and Consumer Sentiment all came in about as expected. ADP Employment, Construction Spending, and US Employment came in a little better than expected. Unemployment Rate came in as expected at 4.3%.

This Week

Monday, Existing Home Sales. Tuesday, NFIB Optimism Index and CPI. Wednesday, PPI. Thursday, Initial Jobless Claims, Retail Sales, and Business Inventories. Friday, Empire State Manufacturing, Industrial Production, and Capacity Utilization.

Click here to see this weeks upcoming U.S. Economic Calendar.

Fed Watch

Next FOMC meeting is June 17.

Click here to see the CME FedWatch with the latest probabilities of FOMC rate moves.

30 Day 10YR Yield: 4.39

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