Chip Harris
President
Integrity Financial LLC
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Integrity NMLS #222260

Correction to the Correction. Will it Last?

Correction to the Correction. Will it Last?

Hindsight is 20/20 and foresight may have been close enough this week given the classic correction to June's rally giving way to a classic correction of that correction as early as Tuesday afternoon.  It wasn't really until Wednesday that bond traders really showed their cards, buying early and often--well in advance of the afternoon's 10yr Treasury auction or Fed Minutes.  In fact, it's not clear that either of those events were necessary to today's victory although the auction certainly had a more measurable impact. Data remains scarce on Thursday and foresight gets cloudy again.  In other words, anything that was remotely foreseeable has now run its course as we wait to see how narrow the likely-sideways range will be between now and next week's CPI data.

Market Movement Recap
09:38 AM

Consistent buying starting right at the 8:20am CME open. 10yr now down 3 bps at 4.38 and MBS up 2 ticks (.06)

12:25 PM

MBS at best levels, up 5 ticks (.16) and 10yr down almost 4bps at 4.371

01:10 PM

Very decent 10yr auction and some more improvement.  10yr yield down 5bps at 4.357 and MBS up 6 ticks (.19).

02:11 PM

Modest improvement after Fed minutes.  MBS up 6 ticks (.19) and 10yr down 6.3bps at 4.343

04:15 PM

Heading out at best levels with MBS up almost a quarter point and 10yr down 6.5bps at 4.341

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Correction to the Correction

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 99.70 +0.25 10YR 4.336% -0.070% 7/9/2025 5:59PM EST
Anyone who's spent much time around MBS Live knows about our favorite mantra regarding predictions.  Specifically, they are for suckers --at least in the context of predicting future interest rate movement. Occasionally, though, there are conditions that result in somewhat reliable patterns or "paths of least resistance."  Any time the bond market has been rallying with regularity--especially when we see several successive days at the lowest yields in many weeks...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.77% -0.04% 15YR Fixed 5.98% -0.04% 7/9/2025
It's a bit of a stretch to refer to the past week as a "losing streak" for mortgage rates . The worst part about it was the consistency of upward movement starting last Wednesday. In terms of the  size of that movement, things have been less traumatic considering the average lender was still at the lowest levels since early April with the exception of the past 2 weeks. Perhaps it would be better-described as a "non-winning streak."  In any event, it's over. The ...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Jul 09
7:00AM Jul/04 MBA Refi Index Jul/04 829.3 759.7
7:00AM Jul/04 MBA Purchase Index Jul/04 180.9 165.3
10:00AM May Wholesale inventories mm (%) May -0.3% -0.3% 0.1%
10:30AM Jul/04 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Jul/04 7.07M -2M 3.845M
10:30AM NY Fed Treasury Purchases Bill 0 to 1 yrs (%) $75 million
1:00PM 10-yr Note Auction (bl) 39
2:00PM FOMC Minutes
Thursday, Jul 10
8:30AM Jul/05 Jobless Claims (k) Jul/05 235K 233K
8:30AM Jun/28 Continued Claims (ml) Jun/28 1980K 1964K
10:00AM Fed Musalem Speech
1:00PM 30-Yr Bond Auction (bl) 22
1:00PM 30-Year Bond Auction 4.844%
1:15PM Fed Waller Speech
2:30PM Fed Daly Speech
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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
Chip Harris
President
Integrity Financial LLC
License:
Personal NMLS # 196231
Integrity NMLS #222260