Daily brief: September 10, 2026
6 releases in the September 10, 2026 editor's cut: Final-demand PPI rose 0.4 percent in August; Initial jobless claims were 206,000 in the week ended September 5; Fed H.4.1; and 3 more. Each has its own page. 1 further item below.
On their own pages
- Final-demand PPI rose 0.4 percent in August
- Initial jobless claims were 206,000 in the week ended September 5
- Fed H.4.1: total assets $6,740.619 billion as of September 9
The Federal Reserve Board's H.4.1 release, published at 4:30 p.m. ET September 10, put total assets at 6,740,619 million dollars as of Wednesday September 9, up 3,415 million from 6,737,204 million on September 2. U.S. Treasury securities held outright were 4,552,337 million dollars, down 10 million from September 2. Mortgage-backed securities held outright were 1,913,585 million dollars, unchanged from September 2. Figures are Wednesday levels from the consolidated statement and Table 1.
- Agencies raise the 18-month exam-cycle threshold to $6 billion
The Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC issued an interim final rule on September 10 raising the total-asset threshold at which certain well-managed, well-capitalized institutions qualify for an 18-month on-site examination cycle from $3 billion to $6 billion. The change implements the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The exam cycle for those firms moves from 12 months to 18 months. The agencies said they would continue offsite monitoring between scheduled exams. Parallel changes apply to U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks. The rule is effective immediately upon Federal Register publication, with a 30-day comment period.
- Treasury sold $22 billion of 29-year 11-month bonds at a 5.308 percent high yield
The Treasury Department's 29-year 11-month bond auction on September 10 sold $22 billion of the reopened Bonds of August 2056 (CUSIP 912810UW6) at a high yield of 5.308 percent. The coupon is 5.125 percent. Median yield was 5.250 percent and low yield was 4.000 percent. Price was 97.262274. Bid-to-cover was 2.61, with 64.29 percent allotted at the high yield. Total tenders were $57,466,872,500 and total accepted $22,000,024,000, including $42,553,500 noncompetitive. SOMA accepted nothing. The August 13 original 30-year auction of the same CUSIP stopped at a 5.216 percent high yield with bid-to-cover 2.39. The bonds issue September 15 and mature August 15, 2056.
- 30-year mortgage rate rose to 6.76 percent in Freddie Mac's weekly survey
Treasury par curve: 10-year at 4.95 percent, 2-year at 4.56 percent on September 10
The Treasury Department's daily par yield curve for September 10 listed the 2-year note at 4.56 percent, the 5-year note at 4.75 percent, the 10-year note at 4.95 percent, and the 30-year bond at 5.37 percent. Those compare with September 9 closes of 4.43 percent, 4.61 percent, 4.83 percent, and 5.28 percent. The 10-year rise of 12 basis points meets the 10-basis-point move bar the site uses for a must-file on that series.
- 2-year Treasury yield
- 4.56%
- 5-year Treasury yield
- 4.75%
- 10-year Treasury yield
- 4.95%
- 30-year Treasury yield
- 5.37%
Source: Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates, September 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury.
all 4 figures found at the source
- found 2-year Treasury yield = 4.56% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury
- found 5-year Treasury yield = 4.75% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury
- found 10-year Treasury yield = 4.95% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury
- found 30-year Treasury yield = 5.37% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury
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