Orderly Move to Highest Yields in 8 Months

Orderly Move to Highest Yields in 8 Months

Bonds reacted logically to this morning's econ data at 10am.  ISM Services' inflation component was one of the worst offenders, but higher job openings didn't help.  The spike in yields was instantaneous but fairly well contained.  Bonds managed to drift sideways for the entire session after that with no discernible reaction to the 10yr Treasury auction (not a surprise considering it was very close to expected levels).  All told, yields inched up to the highest since April 2024, but in a very orderly way. 

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 98.20 -0.20 10YR 4.682% +0.050% 1/7/2025 5:00PM EST
High hopes and crossed fingers may help one's outlook in advance of key economic data, but they are powerless once the data comes out.  In today's case, the Job Openings data coincided with ISM Services at 10am to deliver a one-two punch to bond bulls.  Both were stronger than expected.  ISM was especially troubling. It is the heavier hitter of those two reports and several of the internal components added insult to injury (e.g. "prices" component at 64.4 vs 58...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 7.14% +0.04% 15YR Fixed 6.50% +0.00% 1/7/2025
We came into the current week knowing that rates would take cues from any clear cues in this week's economic data.  In general, that means higher rates in response to stronger data or lower rates if the data is weaker.   Today's data was stronger across the board. One of the most closely watched economic reports that most people have never heard of--ISM's Service sector index--was only a bit higher than markets expected, but the report includes separate compo...   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 -3.7% -12.6%
7:00AM Jan/03 MBA 30-yr mortgage rate (%) Jan/03 6.99% 6.97%
7:00AM Jan/03 Mortgage Market Index Jan/03 168.4 174.9
7:00AM Jan/03 MBA Purchase Index Jan/03 127.7 136.7
7:00AM Jan/03 MBA Refi Index Jan/03 401.1 395.1
8:15AM Dec ADP jobs (k) Dec 122K 140K 146K
8:30AM Dec Total Vehicle Sales (ml) Dec 16.8M 16.5M 16.5M
8:30AM Dec/28 Continued Claims (ml) Dec/28 1867K 1870K 1844K
8:30AM Jan/04 Jobless Claims (k) Jan/04 201K 218K 211K
8:30AM Jan/04 Jobless claims 4-wk avg (k) Jan/04 213K 223.25K
8:30AM Fed Waller Speech
9:00AM Dec Used Car Prices YoY Dec 0.4% 0.2%
9:00AM Dec Used Car Prices MoM Dec -0.3% 1.3%
10:00AM Nov Wholesale inventories mm (%) Nov -0.2% -0.2% 0.1%
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change Jan/03 0.045M 0.041M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Gasoline Stocks Change Jan/03 6.33M 1.5M 7.717M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change Jan/03 -0.632M -0.416M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change Jan/03 -2.502M -0.142M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Gasoline Production Change Jan/03 -0.081M -0.959M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change Jan/03 -0.167M 0.099M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Distillate Stocks Change Jan/03 6.071M 1M 6.406M
10:30AM Jan/03 EIA Crude Oil Imports Change Jan/03 0.278M 0.323M
10:30AM Jan/03 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Jan/03 -0.959M -0.6M -1.178M
11:30AM 17-Week Bill Auction (%) 4.190% 4.195%
12:00PM Jan/03 Nat gas-EIA, change bcf Jan/03 -40Bcf -51Bcf -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