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Grand Avenue Realty & Lending
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Unofficial 4 Day Weekend

Unofficial 4 Day Weekend

Much like the Friday after Thanksgiving, we have to wonder what the point is of a trading session without any neighbors (there's actually some guiding principle in setting holiday closures that there should not ever be more than 2 consecutive weekday closures). Much of the market treats such Fridays as the unofficial second day of a 4 day weekend.  While that's far less pronounced on a static date holiday like Juneteenth, the market is nonetheless trading in the same old range an in an increasingly narrow pattern to boot.

Market Movement Recap
10:09 AM

Moderately weaker overnight, following European bonds, but bouncing back a bit after AM data. MBS down 1 tick (.03) and 10yr up 2.7bps at 4.419

12:20 PM

Decent rally at 11am. 10yr now down 1bp at 4.382.  MBS up 3 ticks (.09).

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 99.20 +0.14 10YR 4.370% -0.022% 6/20/2025 2:19PM EST
Much like the Friday after Thanksgiving, we have to wonder what the point is of a trading session without any neighbors (there's actually some guiding principle in setting holiday closures that there should not ever be more than 2 consecutive weekday closures). Much of the market treats such Fridays as the unofficial second day of a 4 day weekend.  While that's far less pronounced on a static date holiday like Juneteenth, the market is nonetheless trading in the same old...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.86% -0.01% 15YR Fixed 6.12% -0.01% 6/20/2025
With Thursday being a federal holiday, banks (and more importantly, the underlying market for mortgage related bonds) were closed.  This means that lenders were not able to update mortgage rates .  It turns out that it wouldn't have mattered either way as the average lender has barely budged from Wednesday's levels.  But let's not miss an opportunity to deliver news that's technically good even if only just.  Over the past 3 business days, average rates...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Friday, Jun 20
12:00AM Roll Date - Ginnie Mae 30YR
8:30AM Jun Philly Fed Prices Paid Jun 41.40 59.80
8:30AM Jun Philly Fed Business Index Jun -4.0 -1 -4.0
10:00AM May CB Leading Index MoM (%) May -0.1% -0.1% -1%
Monday, Jun 23
3:00AM Fed Waller Speech
9:45AM Jun S&P Global Composite PMI Jun 53
9:45AM Jun S&P Global Manuf. PMI Jun 51.2 52
9:45AM Jun S&P Global Services PMI Jun 52.9 53.7
10:00AM May Existing home sales (ml) May 3.95M 4M
10:00AM May Exist. home sales % chg (%) May -1.3% -0.5%
10:00AM Fed Bowman Speech
1:10PM Fed Golsbee Speech
2:30PM Fed Kugler Speech
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The juxtaposition of last week's jobs report and this week's Consumer Price Index (CPI) created a fair amount of volatility, but for fans of low mortgage rates, it's too soon to care. Whether we're talking about interest rates in general or the Federal Reserve, both are sensitive to any major changes in the economy and inflation. Among economic data, last week's jobs report is the most capable ... READ MORE
Broker
Grand Avenue Realty & Lending
License:
NMLS 1372327
DRE 1412977