Small Scale Volatility as Bonds Wait For Jobs Report

Small Scale Volatility as Bonds Wait For Jobs Report

Bonds lost ground this morning despite a weaker S&P PMI headline.  While there were some mitigating factors beyond the headline, we could just as easily conclude that traders are erring on the side of caution heading into a week of Treasury auction supply with another big jobs report on Friday--all while being forced to wait an unknown amount of time to find out where the rubber meets the road on fiscal policies that could further affect the outlook for the economy, inflation, and Treasury issuance.  All told, today's volatility was mild at best and we didn't learn anything new about the bigger picture.

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Small Scale Volatility as Bonds Wait For Jobs Report

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 98.20 -0.20 10YR 4.682% +0.050% 1/7/2025 5:00PM EST
Despite some overnight strength, bonds have been selling steadily during domestic hours.  MBS are down just over an eighth of a point on the day, but more than a quarter point from the AM highs.  This isn't necessarily a reprice risk situation due to the timing of the weakness (most lenders saw enough of the weakness before their first rate sheet of the day).  That said, jumpier lenders who priced earlier in the day could be getting antsy. 10yr yields are up...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 7.14% +0.04% 15YR Fixed 6.50% +0.00% 1/7/2025
The bond market and interest rates have arrived at the first full week of the new year almost exactly where they left off before the X-mas/New Year holiday weeks.  There was a small amount of underlying volatility in bonds today, but not enough to translate into volatility for mortgage rates .  This kept the average lender near 7.125% for a top tier conventional 30yr fixed rate. Although the past 2 weeks have been uneventful for rates, the next 2 weeks will be ...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Jan 07
6:00AM Dec LMI Logistics Managers Index Current Dec 57.3 58.4
8:00AM Fed Barkin Speech
8:30AM Nov Trade Gap (bl) Nov $-78.2B $-78B $-73.8B
8:30AM Nov Imports Nov $351.6B $339.6B
8:30AM Nov Exports Nov $273.4B $265.7B
8:55AM Jan/04 Redbook yy (%) Jan/04 6.8% 7.1%
10:00AM Nov JOLTs Job Quits Nov 3.065M 3.326M
10:00AM Dec ISM Biz Activity Dec 58.2 53.7
10:00AM Dec ISM N-Mfg PMI Dec 54.1 53.3 52.1
10:00AM Dec ISM Services Employment Dec 51.4 51.4 51.5
10:00AM Dec ISM Services Prices Dec 64.4 57.5 58.2
10:00AM Nov USA JOLTS Job Openings Nov 8.098M 7.70M 7.744M
10:00AM Dec ISM Services New Orders Dec 54.2 54.2 53.7
11:30AM 52-Week Bill Auction (bl) 85
11:30AM 42-Day Bill Auction (%) 4.245% 4.280%
1:00PM 10-yr Note Auction (bl) 39
1:00PM 10-Year Note Auction 4.68% 4.235%
4:30PM Jan/03 API weekly crude stocks (ml) Jan/03 -4.022M -0.25M -1.442M
Wednesday, Jan 08
7:00AM Jan/03 MBA Mortgage Applications Jan/03 -12.6%
7:00AM Jan/03 MBA 30-yr mortgage rate (%) Jan/03 6.97%
7:00AM Jan/03 Mortgage Market Index Jan/03 174.9
7:00AM Jan/03 MBA Purchase Index Jan/03 136.7
7:00AM Jan/03 MBA Refi Index Jan/03 395.1
8:15AM Dec ADP jobs (k) Dec 140K 146K
8:30AM Dec/28 Continued Claims (ml) Dec/28 1870K 1844K
8:30AM Jan/04 Jobless Claims (k) Jan/04 218K 211K
8:30AM Jan/04 Jobless claims 4-wk avg (k) Jan/04 223.25K
8:30AM Fed Waller Speech
9:00AM Dec Used Car Prices YoY Dec 0.2%
9:00AM Dec Used Car Prices MoM Dec 1.3%
10:00AM Dec Total Vehicle Sales (ml) Dec 16.5M 16.5M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change Jan/03 0.041M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Gasoline Stocks Change Jan/03 0.5M 7.717M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change Jan/03 -0.416M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change Jan/03 -0.142M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Gasoline Production Change Jan/03 -0.959M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change Jan/03 0.099M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Distillate Stocks Change Jan/03 0.5M 6.406M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Crude Oil Imports Change Jan/03 0.323M
10:30AM Jan/03 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Jan/03 -0.25M -1.178M
11:30AM 17-Week Bill Auction (%) 4.195%
12:00PM Jan/03 Nat gas-EIA, change bcf Jan/03 -39Bcf -116Bcf
1:00PM 30-Yr Bond Auction (bl) 22
1:00PM 30-Year Bond Auction 4.535%
2:00PM FOMC Minutes
3:00PM Nov Consumer credit (bl) Nov $10.5B $19.24B
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Even as most of the world has spent the past two days thinking or saying "I can't believe it's 2025 already," mortgage rates won't get back from vacation until next week.  They managed to make it through the entire holiday season without any major drama. That was in sharp contrast to the preceding month which saw a decent drop heading into early December and a sharp spike that accelerated aft... READ MORE