Paula M Bonnafant
REALTORĀ®
Century 21 Selling Paradise
License:
SL3239698
NMLS 858645

Some Selling Pressure After Auction and Fed Minutes

Some Selling Pressure After Auction and Fed Minutes

There were no market-moving economic reports scheduled for today regardless of the government shutdown. That left the focus entirely on the afternoon events: the 1pm 10yr Treasury auction and the 2pm release of the Fed Minutes (a more detailed account of the Fed meeting 3 weeks ago). The auction was slightly weaker than expected, which accounted for most of the upward pressure in yields in the afternoon. The minutes didn't help (even if they didn't necessarily hurt). Notable comments included mention of a few members who would have been OK with no rate cut and a majority of members remaining concerned about inflation. 

Market Movement Recap
09:27 AM

modestly stronger overnight and holding so far.  MBS up 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr down 2.4bps at 4.103

12:01 PM

Near weaker levels.  MBS up 1 tick (.03) and 10yr down 0.9bps at 4.118

01:03 PM

No major reaction to middle-of-the-road auction.  10yr down 1bp at 4.117 and MBS up 1 tick (.03)

01:59 PM

MBS are 1 tick lower (.03) and 10yr yields are 0.4bps higher at 4.131

02:40 PM

Slight additional selling after Fed Minutes.  MBS down 3 ticks (.09) and 10yr up 0.6bps at 4.133

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Some Selling Pressure After Auction and Fed Minutes

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.40 -0.03 10YR 4.120% -0.007% 10/8/2025 4:57PM EST
Bonds are losing ground and are now at the weakest levels of the day ahead of the Fed Minutes release.  MBS are 1 tick lower (.03) lower on the day, but 5 ticks below the AM highs.  Some lenders published rates around the time of those highs and, as such, could be considering negative reprices. 10yr yields also just ticked into negative territory, but just barely. Bonds have generally been selling after the 10yr Treasury auction.   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.36% -0.02% 15YR Fixed 5.87% -0.03% 10/8/2025
Mortgage rates technically ticked a hair lower today, but it's more accurate to view them as being broadly sideways. Some lenders issued improvements yesterday afternoon.  Those lenders were closer to unchanged this morning.   As of this afternoon, several lenders have already issued slight rate increases due to weakness in the bond market.   Bonds dictate rates. Today, bonds took cues from two main events in the afternoon.  The first was a ...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Oct 08
7:00AM Oct/03 Mortgage Market Index Oct/03 323.1 339.1
7:00AM Oct/03 MBA Refi Index Oct/03 1180.2 1278.6
7:00AM Oct/03 MBA Purchase Index Oct/03 170.6 172.7
9:20AM Fed Musalem Speech
9:30AM Fed Barr Speech
10:30AM Oct/03 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Oct/03 3.715M 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
Thursday, Oct 09
8:30AM Sep/20 Continued Claims (on hold, shutdown) (k) Sep/20 1930K 1926K
8:30AM Sep/27 Jobless Claims (on hold, shutdown) (k) Sep/27 223K 218K
8:30AM Oct/04 Jobless Claims (on hold, shutdown) (k) Oct/04 227K
8:30AM Sep/27 Continued Claims (on hold, shutdown) (k) Sep/27 1930K
8:30AM Fed Chair Powell Speech
8:35AM Fed Bowman Speech
10:00AM Aug Wholesale inventories (o (%) Aug -0.2% 0%
12:00PM WASDE Report (%)
12:45PM Fed Barr Speech
1:00PM 30-Yr Bond Auction (bl) 22
1:00PM 30-Year Bond Auction 4.651%
3:45PM Fed Bowman 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
Paula M Bonnafant
REALTORĀ®
Century 21 Selling Paradise
License:
SL3239698
NMLS 858645