Early Gains Erase Overnight Weakness

Early Gains Erase Overnight Weakness

10yr yields drifted up toward the 4.20% technical level overnight but buyers showed up at the 8:20am CME open. The initial recovery looks more technical in nature. The subsequent buying brought bonds into positive territory and likely had more to do with the day's only real econ data: the NY Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations. The data showed an uptick in unemployment expectations as well as a softening in other labor market metrics. This isn't normally a market mover, but sensitivity is somewhat higher due to the absence of last week's jobs report. 

Market Movement Recap
10:38 AM

Modestly weaker overnight, but moving into positive territory now.  MBS up 1 tick (.03) and 10yr down 0.4bps at 4.142

11:56 AM

Gains continue.  MBS up 3 ticks (.09) and 10yr down 2.7bps at 4.121

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.43 +0.12 10YR 4.114% -0.034% 10/7/2025 1:25PM EST
10yr yields drifted up toward the 4.20% technical level overnight but buyers showed up at the 8:20am CME open. The initial recovery looks more technical in nature. The subsequent buying brought bonds into positive territory and likely had more to do with the day's only real econ data: the NY Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations . The data showed an uptick in unemployment expectations as well as a softening in other labor market metrics. This isn't normally a market mover, but...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.38% +0.00% 15YR Fixed 5.90% +0.00% 10/7/2025
Mortgage rates began the week right in line with their highest levels of the past 30 days.  This sounds a bit more dramatic than it is because the past 2.5 weeks have been very narrow and today's rates are merely at the upper edge of that range (i.e. not much different than the recent lows). There were no meaningful economic reports driving volatility in the underlying bond market (bonds dictate rates), but overseas developments caused broad bond market weakness overn...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Oct 07
10:00AM Fed Bostic Speech
10:05AM Fed Bowman Speech
10:10AM Oct IBD economic optimism Oct 48.3 49.3 48.7
10:30AM Fed Miran Speech
11:00AM Sep Consumer Inflation Expectations Sep 3.4% 3.2%
11:30AM Fed Kashkari Speech
1:00PM 3-Yr Note Auction (bl) 58
3:00PM Aug Consumer credit (bl) Aug 0.36B $13.5B $16.01B
4:05PM Fed Miran Speech
Wednesday, Oct 08
7:00AM Oct/03 Mortgage Market Index Oct/03 339.1
7:00AM Oct/03 MBA Refi Index Oct/03 1278.6
7:00AM Oct/03 MBA Purchase Index Oct/03 172.7
9:20AM Fed Musalem Speech
9:30AM Fed Barr Speech
10:30AM Oct/03 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Oct/03 2.25M 1.792M
1:00PM 10-yr Note Auction (bl) 39
2:00PM FOMC Minutes
3:15PM Fed Kashkari Speech
5:45PM Fed Barr Speech
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Contrary to mainstream notions regarding the Fed rate cut, mortgage rates moved sharply higher on Fed Day as well as the following day. Since then, they've been in a calm, sideways range, but managed to trickle to the lowest levels in that range by the end of this week. This is a logical outcome considering this week's bond market movement. 10yr Treasury yields (the most visible part of the bon... READ MORE