Slow Start; Light Calendar This Week

Slow Start; Light Calendar This Week

Fresh off the rally reversal courtesy of last week's jobs report, the bond market now finds itself in a virtually data-free week with little else to inspire big departures from prevailing levels. From last Thursday's early close, there's been remarkably little movement so far.  This is all the more notable given the fact that Thursday was the heaviest day of selling in several weeks, arguably ending the rally trend from the 2nd half of June. It's always possible that unexpected developments will stir things up, but for now, the most obvious flashpoint on the horizon is next week's CPI data.

Market Movement Recap
09:57 AM

Modestly weaker overnight with MBS down less than an eighth and 10yr up 2bps at 4.367

11:09 AM

Steady weakness continues.  MBS now down 5 ticks (.16) and 10yr up 3.4bps at 4.38

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Big Market Reaction, But MBS Outperform

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 99.47 -0.18 10YR 4.385% +0.039% 7/7/2025 3:40PM EST
Fresh off the rally reversal courtesy of last week's jobs report, the bond market now finds itself in a virtually data-free week with little else to inspire big departures from prevailing levels. From last Thursday's early close, there's been remarkably little movement so far.  This is all the more notable given the fact that Thursday was the heaviest day of selling in several weeks, arguably ending the rally trend from the 2nd half of June. It's always possible that une...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.79% +0.04% 15YR Fixed 5.99% +0.01% 7/7/2025
Today brought the hotly anticipated jobs report.  This is the "official" job count and unemployment rate data for the U.S. and no other report has as much consistent power to cause volatility in the rate market.  Today's was particularly important because a perpetually decent labor market is the main justification for the Fed to wait and see if tariffs have an impact on inflation before proceeding with additional rate cuts. In other words, if unemployment were ris...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Monday, Jul 07
Tuesday, Jul 08
6:00AM Jun NFIB Business Optimism Index Jun 98.7 98.8
11:00AM Jun Consumer Inflation Expectations Jun 3.2%
1:00PM 3-Yr Note Auction (bl) 58
3:00PM May Consumer credit (bl) May $10.5B $17.87B
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After a few good weeks for interest rates, things hit a bit of a speed bump this week thanks to a stronger-than-expected jobs report. The week started quietly. There was no important economic news on Monday, but behind the scenes, there was still plenty going on. Big financial firms often need to “rebalance” their investments at the end of a month or quarter—especially if stoc... READ MORE