Decent 2yr Auction, But No Major Inspiration For Bonds

Decent 2yr Auction, But No Major Inspiration For Bonds

We've increasingly revisited the concept of the "inside day" recently and with 2 days down, we could actually shift gears and to an "inside week."  In other words, both yesterday and today's trading ranges can be easily contained inside the trading range established last week.  In fact, everything fits in last Tuesday's range, and we'd have to go back yet another week (to CPI/Fed week) to see any actual volatility.  That's not a bad thing.  It's just a thing.  It will change eventually, but it didn't change today.  The biggest market mover was Canadian CPI of all things--something we basically never watch or mention, but those are the lengths one must go to on inside weeks.  Tomorrow's 5yr Treasury auction could be a bigger player than today's 2yr although the latter did help bonds hold the line without losing more ground.

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Decent 2yr Auction, But No Major Inspiration For Bonds

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 98.80 -0.27 10YR 4.330% +0.082% 6/26/2024 5:00PM EST
MBS are now down roughly an eighth of a point from some lenders' rate sheet print times.  As such, some of the jumpier lenders could be considering negative reprices. That said, the losses have been slow, modest, and relatively inconsequential in the bigger picture.   10yr yields are up 2bps at 4.25.  Treasuries are trading defensively ahead of the 2yr auction, but not rapidly breaking above their intraday highs.   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 7.06% +0.03% 15YR Fixed 6.47% +0.03% 6/26/2024
Mortgage rates have been flatter than the earth according to the flat earth society.  Much like the actual earth in many areas in the middle of the country--and especially Florida--things can be flat for as far as the eye can see, but the farther one moves along, the more they'll see the contour. For now, though, mortgage rates are in Florida (or IL, ND, MN, etc...).  Conventional 30yr fixed rates inched up 0.01% from yesterday--effectively unchanged and in the s...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Jun 25
7:00AM Fed Bowman Speech
8:30AM May National Activity Index May 0.18 -0.23
8:55AM Jun/22 Redbook yy (%) Jun/22 5.3% 5.9%
9:00AM Apr House Price Index Apr 424.3 423.4
9:00AM Apr CaseShiller 20 mm nsa (%) Apr 1.4% 1.6%
9:00AM Apr Case Shiller Home Prices-20 y/y (% ) Apr 7.2% 6.9% 7.5%
9:00AM Apr FHFA Home Price Index m/m (%) Apr 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
9:00AM Apr FHFA Home Prices y/y (%) Apr 6.3% 6.7%
10:00AM Jun CB Consumer Confidence (%) Jun 100.4 100 102
10:00AM Jun Rich Fed manuf shipments Jun -9 13
10:00AM Jun Rich Fed comp. index Jun -10 2 0
10:00AM Jun Rich Fed, services index Jun -11 3
10:30AM Jun Dallas Fed Services Revenues Index Jun 1.9 6.7
10:30AM Jun Dallas Fed Services Index Jun -4.1 -12.1
11:30AM 52-Week Bill Auction (bl) 60
11:30AM 42-Day Bill Auction (%) 5.250% 5.270%
12:00PM Fed Cook Speech
1:00PM 2-Year Note Auction 4.706% 4.917%
1:00PM May Money Supply May $20.96T $20.87T
1:00PM 2-Yr Note Auction (bl) 69
2:10PM Fed Bowman Speech
4:30PM Jun/21 API weekly crude stocks (ml) Jun/21 0.914M -3M 2.264M
Wednesday, Jun 26
7:00AM Jun/21 Mortgage Market Index Jun/21 212.0 210.4
7:00AM Jun/21 MBA Purchase Index Jun/21 147.8 146.0
7:00AM Jun/21 MBA Refi Index Jun/21 552.4 552.7
7:00AM Jun/21 MBA 30-yr mortgage rate (%) Jun/21 6.93% 6.94%
7:00AM Jun/21 MBA Mortgage Applications Jun/21 0.8% 0.9%
8:00AM May Build permits: change mm (%) May -2.8% -3.8% -3%
8:00AM May Building permits: number (ml) May 1.399M 1.386M 1.440M
10:00AM May New Home Sales (ml) May 0.619M 0.64M 0.634M
10:00AM May New Home Sales (%) (%) May -11.3% -4.7%
10:30AM Jun/21 EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change Jun/21 -0.233M -0.282M
10:30AM Jun/21 EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change Jun/21 0.406M 0.526M
10:30AM Jun/21 EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change Jun/21 0.142M -0.272M
10:30AM Jun/21 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Jun/21 3.591M -3M -2.547M
10:30AM Jun/21 EIA Distillate Stocks Change Jun/21 -0.377M -1.5M -1.726M
10:30AM Jun/21 EIA Gasoline Production Change Jun/21 -0.289M 0.084M
10:30AM Jun/21 EIA Gasoline Stocks Change Jun/21 2.654M -1.1M -2.28M
10:30AM Jun/21 EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change Jun/21 -0.226M 0.307M
10:30AM Jun/21 EIA Crude Oil Imports Change Jun/21 0.065M -2.48M
11:30AM 2-Yr Note Auction (bl) 28
11:30AM 17-Week Bill Auction (%) 5.220% 5.220%
11:30AM 2-Year FRN Auction (%) 0.155% 0.139%
1:00PM 5-Year Note Auction 4.331% 4.553%
1:00PM 5-Yr Note Auction (bl) 70
4:30PM Bank Stress Tests
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After a rocky start to the year, things began to improve for rates and the inflation outlook in May. June took the improvement to the next level, but this week didn't affect the bigger picture. Ahead of Wednesday's market closure for Juneteenth, the most relevant economic report was Retail Sales on Tuesday morning.  It came in slightly below forecast and the previous month was revised lowe... READ MORE