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Yields Jump After Another 90 Day Tariff Pause

Yields Jump After Another 90 Day Tariff Pause

10yr yields were up 8bps overnight to the highest levels since April 11th after weekend trade talks between the US and China resulted in a 90 day pause on a vast majority of recently announced tariffs. This is a much bigger result than the market was expecting and it paves the way for endgame to be nearly unrecognizable relative to the April 2nd announcements. That said, markets are still left to wonder where everything will settle out after all the pauses and negotiations are over. Tariffs are still likely to be higher than they were before, and that means the Fed and the market are still waiting to see how the trade offs between inflation and revenue balance out (as well as any fall-out on economic growth and foreign central bank demand for Treasuries). 

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UMBS 5.5 98.85 -0.28 10YR 4.458% +0.073% 5/12/2025 3:08PM EST
10yr yields were up 8bps overnight to the highest levels since April 11th after weekend trade talks between the US and China resulted in significant reductions in tariffs for a period of 90 days (US imports down to 30% and exports down to 10%). This is better result than the market was expecting and it paves the way for endgame to be nearly unrecognizable relative to recent brinksmanship. That said, markets are still left to wonder where everything will settle out aft...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.92% +0.03% 15YR Fixed 6.27% +0.06% 5/12/2025
Whether it's today vs yesterday, or today vs the end of last week, the average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate is just a hair lower. Today's improvement was arguably a byproduct of trade related headlines this morning. Specifically, some comments suggested this weekend's negotiations between the US and China in Switzerland would merely be a starting point. As has been the case for most any other recent trading day, there were plenty of other headlines that may have had ...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Monday, May 12
12:00AM Roll Date - UMBS 30YR
10:25AM Fed Kugler Speech
10:30AM NY Fed Treasury Purchases 4 to 6 yrs (%) $75 million
12:00PM WASDE Report (%)
2:00PM Apr Federal budget, $ (bl) Apr $258B $255B $-161B
Tuesday, May 13
6:00AM Apr NFIB Business Optimism Index Apr 94.5 97.4
8:30AM Apr m/m Headline CPI (%) Apr 0.3% -0.1%
8:30AM Apr m/m CORE CPI (%) Apr 0.3% 0.1%
8:30AM Apr y/y Headline CPI (%) Apr 2.4% 2.4%
8:30AM Apr y/y CORE CPI (%) Apr 2.8% 2.8%
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The market is constantly making bets on where the Fed Funds Rate will end up for any given moment many months into the future. As such, that rate expectation is constantly changing. It will continue to change, and it will change in different ways for different time frames. For example the futures contracts that pertain to June's Fed meeting will indicate a different rate than the contracts for ... READ MORE
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