Big Old Rally After HUGE Downward NFP Revisions

Big Old Rally After HUGE Downward NFP Revisions

Non-farm payrolls came in at 73k vs 110k, which is a pretty good thing for the bond market in and of itself.  But the bigger story is in the net revisions to the last 2 months. 139k reported in June became 19k.  147k reported last month was revised to 14k!  That means, on average, the last 2 NFPs were 126.5k lower.  It completely reframes the current picture of the labor market in a way that argues for a rapid re-evaluation of Fed rate cut odds.  The market agrees. Fed Funds Rate (FFR) expectations are plummeting.  2yr Treasury yields (more closely tied to FFR) are on fire--down more than 22bps!  That's hot enough to warm up the rest of the yield curve with 10yr yields down more than 13bps at 4.239. MBS are up half a point.  On a separate note, there's a lot of unfortunate commentary on social media about revisions and the Fed being 'too late' in light of the revisions.  We'd note that in the past, when revisions like this have happened, the Fed has been quick to acknowledge and adjust.  September's Fed meeting (and the next NFP that comes out 2 weeks prior) just became orders of magnitude more interesting than the Dos Equis guy.

Market Movement Recap
08:56 AM

Massive rally after NFP.  MBS up half a point.  10yr down 10.6bps at 4.265

12:21 PM

Rally continues.  MBS up 18 ticks (.56) and 10yr down 13.4bps at 4.237

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 100.08 +0.67 10YR 4.219% -0.152% 8/1/2025 5:00PM EST
Non-farm payrolls came in at 73k vs 110k, which is a pretty good thing for the bond market in and of itself.  But the bigger story is in the net revisions to the last 2 months. 139k reported in June became 19k.  147k reported last month was revised to 14k!  That means, on average, the last 2 NFPs were 126.5k lower.  It completely reframes the current picture of the labor market in a way that argues for a rapid re-evaluation of Fed rate cut o...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.63% -0.12% 15YR Fixed 5.95% -0.08% 8/1/2025
Every month, we offer the same old warning/reminder ahead of the big jobs report--something to the effect of "no other economic report has as much power to cause volatility in rates, for better or worse."  Days like today are the reason for that reminder. Thankfully, it was the "better" end of the spectrum. Rates tend to improve when economic data is weaker than expected. Today's jobs report was only moderately weaker at the headline level (73k vs 110k forecast), but i...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Friday, Aug 01
8:30AM Jul Participation Rate Jul 62.2% 62.3%
8:30AM Jul Average earnings mm (%) Jul 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
8:30AM Jul Unemployment rate mm (%) Jul 4.2% 4.2% 4.1%
8:30AM Jul Non Farm Payrolls (k) Jul 73K 110K 147K
9:45AM Jul S&P Global Manuf. PMI Jul 49.8 49.5 52.9
10:00AM Jun Construction spending (%) Jun -0.4% 0.0% -0.3%
10:00AM Jul ISM Manufacturing Employment Jul 43.4 45.0
10:00AM Jul Sentiment: 1y Inflation (%) Jul 4.5% 4.4% 5%
10:00AM Jul Sentiment: 5y Inflation (%) Jul 3.4% 3.6% 4%
10:00AM Jul Consumer Sentiment (ip) Jul 61.7 62 60.7
10:00AM Jul U Mich conditions Jul 68.0 66.8 64.8
10:00AM Jul ISM Mfg Prices Paid Jul 64.8 70 69.7
10:00AM Jul ISM Manufacturing PMI Jul 48.0 49.5 49.0
3:10PM Fed Daly Speech
Monday, Aug 04
10:00AM Jun Factory orders mm (%) Jun -5.2% 8.2%
10:00AM Jul Total Vehicle Sales (ml) Jul 16.0M 15.3M
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Mortgage rates ended the week at exactly the same levels as last Friday on  average.  This isn't too surprising given the extremely light and inconsequential nature of this week's scheduled economic data. Things get highly consequential next week with the arrival of the monthly jobs report—a cornerstone of market movement that nearly always generates one of the biggest trading d... READ MORE