Weaker Start Despite Modest Boost From ISM Data

Weaker Start Despite Modest Boost From ISM Data

Bonds were moderately weaker in the overnight session with most of the selling arriving at 7:56am ET when Alphabet filed for a large corporate bond offering, estimated at $15bln. Corporate bond issuance puts upward pressure on rates in several ways and there's almost always an immediate pop when a new, large deal (like this morning's) is announced. As a result, 10yr yields were roughly 4bps higher at the open. We saw a small rally in response to tepid ISM manufacturing data, but it doesn't seem to be sticking.

Market Movement Recap
10:11 AM

Moderately weaker overnight with a modest bounce back after ISM data.  MBS still down an eighth and 10yr up 2.9bps at 4.104

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.45 -0.11 10YR 4.110% +0.034% 11/3/2025 4:57PM EST
Bonds were moderately weaker in the overnight session with most of the selling arriving at 7:56am ET when Alphabet filed for a large corporate bond offering, estimated at $15bln. Corporate bond issuance puts upward pressure on rates in several ways and there's almost always an immediate pop when a new, large deal (like this morning's) is announced. As a result, 10yr yields were roughly 4bps higher at the open. We saw a small rally in response to tepid ISM manufacturing da...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.34% +0.06% 15YR Fixed 5.82% +0.01% 11/3/2025
After hitting the highest level in several weeks on Thursday, mortgage rates managed to move moderately lower on Friday. Counterpoint: Friday's rates are still the 2nd highest of the past 2 weeks and still meaningfully higher than last Friday's (6.28% vs 6.19% in terms of MND's rate index). The improvement makes it clear that lenders were setting rates defensively on Thursday. We know this because the level of improvement in rates is greater than that suggested by the und...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Monday, Nov 03
9:45AM Oct S&P Global Manuf. PMI Oct 52.5 52.2 52.0
10:00AM Oct ISM Manufacturing Employment Oct 46.0 45.3
10:00AM Oct ISM Mfg Prices Paid Oct 58.0 61.7 61.9
10:00AM Oct ISM Manufacturing PMI Oct 48.7 49.5 49.1
12:00PM Fed Daly Speech
2:00PM Fed Cook Speech
Tuesday, Nov 04
6:35AM Fed Bowman Speech
8:30AM Aug Trade Gap (on hold, shutdown) (bl) Aug $-60.4B $-78.3B
8:30AM Sep Trade Gap (on hold, shutdown) (bl) Sep
10:00AM Oct Total Vehicle Sales (ml) Oct 15.6M 16.4M
10:00AM Sep (on hold) USA JOLTS Job Openings (ml) Sep 7.227M
10:00AM Sep (on hold) JOLTs Job Quits (ml) Sep 3.091M
10:10AM Nov IBD economic optimism Nov 48.1 48.3
10:30AM NY Fed Treasury Purchases 10 to 22.5 yrs (%) $50 million
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Not all rates are created equal and not all rates move in the same direction for the same reasons. One of the most common reasons for rates moving in opposite directions is that the underlying bonds, loans, etc. have different terms. In other words, market demand for a 7-year loan can be quite different from a 1-day loan , depending on the day. While a typical mortgage may be ABLE to last ... READ MORE