Brian Borchard
Managing Director National Sales & Recruiting
1st 2nd Mortgage Company of NJ, Inc.
License:
91047

Block Trades Setting The Tone After Mostly Data-Free Morning

Block Trades Setting The Tone After Mostly Data-Free Morning

There were quite a few economic reports that would have been released this morning were it not for the gov shutdown.  OK, well only 3 notable absences, but there would have been a 3 week backlog of jobless claims in addition to typically spicier Retail Sales and PPI data. As it stands, Philly Fed was the only scheduled data released at 8:30am and it had no impact.  Instead, it was a glut of block trades (read all about them here) just after 9am that sent 10yr yields lurching higher.  With that, yields have rejected the 4.0% floor yet again and are now up modestly on the day.  MBS are following suit, down just under an eighth of a point. 

Market Movement Recap
08:59 AM

Slightly stronger overnight and limited reaction to Philly Fed.  MBS up 1 tick (.03) and 10yr down 1.3bps at 4.016

09:11 AM

Quick reversal after 10s hit 4.0%.  Now up half a bp to 4.034.  MBS down a quick 3 ticks (.09) and just over an eighth from AM highs.

11:43 AM

Bouncing back a bit now.  MBS unchanged and 10yr down nearly 1bp at 4.019

01:12 PM

Big mystery rally from 12:15 to 12:45.  10yr down 3.8bps at 3.991.  MBS up and eighth.

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Fairly Flat at Strongest Levels in Weeks

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.90 +0.18 10YR 3.972% -0.058% 10/16/2025 3:20PM EST
Starting around 12:15pm ET and accelerating quickly at 12:25pm, bonds began a sharp rally, led quite clearly by the short end of the yield curve and Fed Funds Futures. In this short time, year-end Fed rate expectations dropped from 3.60 to 3.56.  That may not sound like a lot, but it's the biggest move over such a short time window in over a month. 10yr yields are now down 4bps at 3.987 and MBS are up 3 ticks (.09).  We'll circle back if we get clarity on the und...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.23% -0.04% 15YR Fixed 5.80% -0.02% 10/16/2025
Mortgage rates are based on bonds and bonds are trading at their best levels since September 17th.  Of course there are different kinds of bonds, so we should specify that we're talking about the bonds that are specifically tied to mortgages (MBS or mortgage backed securities).  With this in mind, it's no surprise to see mortgage rates also at the lowest levels since September 17th.  The same was true yesterday, but today marked another incremental improveme...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Thursday, Oct 16
8:00AM Fed Barkin Speech
8:30AM Oct Philly Fed Business Index Oct -12.8 10 23.2
8:30AM Oct Philly Fed Prices Paid Oct 49.20 46.80
9:00AM Fed Waller Speech
9:00AM Fed Barr Speech
9:00AM Fed Miran Speech
10:00AM Oct NAHB housing market indx Oct 37 33 32
10:00AM Fed Bowman Speech
12:00PM Oct/10 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Oct/10 3.524M 0.12M 3.715M
12:45PM Fed Barkin Speech
4:15PM Fed Miran Speech
6:00PM Fed Kashkari Speech
Friday, Oct 17
12:00AM Roll Date - Ginnie Mae 30YR
8:30AM Sep Import prices mm (%) Sep 0.1% 0.3%
8:30AM Sep Export prices mm (%) Sep 0.1% 0.3%
8:30AM Sep Building Permits (ml) Sep 1.34M 1.33M
8:30AM Sep Housing starts number mm (ml) Sep 1.33M 1.307M
9:15AM Sep Industrial Production (%) Sep 0.1% 0.1%
12:15PM Fed Musalem Speech
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Rates have been very flat since September 19th, with the average lender holding inside a tiny 0.05% range through this past Thursday. To put that in context, on September 18th alone (the day after the Fed announcement), rates rose 0.15%. While we're not seeing anything nearly as brisk at present, Friday brought a bit of a departure from the recent monotony with rates finally breaking that narro... READ MORE
Brian Borchard
Managing Director National Sales & Recruiting
1st 2nd Mortgage Company of NJ, Inc.
License:
91047