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Perfectly Logical Reaction to On-Target Data

Perfectly Logical Reaction to On-Target Data

It's not necessarily a fun fact to face, but today's bond market sell-off was a perfectly logical reaction to the modest beat in NFP. But wait, what about the negative revisions?! Yes, it's still a logical reaction. Reasons for this are exhaustively discussed in today's video, but the short version is as follows. Wednesday's rally was largely about Wednesday's data carrying anecdotal implications for Friday's jobs report. When Friday's jobs report didn't deliver the goods, the rally was erased. Revisions didn't matter because last month's NFP was a big beat in and of itself and only revised to levels that were still higher than today's headline.  Bottom line: NFP looks sideways at decent levels--not at all worthy of the concern suggested by Wednesday's reports and other generally weaker data over the past week.

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Perfectly Logical Reaction to On-Target Data

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 98.58 -0.41 10YR 4.508% +0.113% 6/6/2025 5:00PM EST
Nothing new or exciting has happened since the jobs report this morning, but bonds have been selling to progressively weaker levels, even if the pace is super slow.  With each tick lower in MBS, negative reprice risk increases incrementally. Lenders who priced in line with the market this morning are just now seeing an eighth of a point of weakness and could thus technically consider negative reprices. Other lenders tend to price a bit more conservatively on mornings ...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.97% +0.08% 15YR Fixed 6.22% +0.08% 6/6/2025
Mortgage rates have enjoyed a nice run since May 21st, with the MND Index (average top tier 30yr fixed scenarios) falling from a recent peak of 7.08% to this week's low of 6.87%. As recently as yesterday afternoon, rates were still much closer to those lows at 6.89%.  One day can make a big difference and today turned out to be that day. We knew there was a risk of volatility due to the release of the big jobs report this morning. Unfortunately for rates, the news was...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Friday, Jun 06
8:30AM May Average earnings mm (%) May 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
8:30AM May Non Farm Payrolls (k) May 139K 130K 177K
8:30AM May Participation Rate May 62.4% 62.6%
8:30AM May Unemployment rate mm (%) May 4.2% 4.2% 4.2%
10:00AM Fed Bowman Speech
3:00PM Apr Consumer credit (bl) Apr $17.87B $10.85B $10.17B
Monday, Jun 09
10:00AM Apr Wholesale inventories mm (%) Apr 0% 0.4%
11:00AM May Consumer Inflation Expectations May 3.6%
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For nearly 2 months, rates have been in limbo, stuck between the lower, more stable levels seen in March and the higher range seen at the beginning of the year. With many market participants waiting for more clarity on trade policies, it has been up to major economic data to make a case for any major moves in rates. The first week of any given month always has an action-packed economic calendar... READ MORE
Senior Loan Officer
Mortgage Company, LLC.
License:
NMLS: #987654321