Stronger Data. Weaker Start For Bonds

Stronger Data. Weaker Start For Bonds

Bonds were just slightly weaker overnight but are losing more ground in early trading.  The culprit: both of this morning's 8:30am ET economic releases.  Jobless Claims data is probably the bigger deal as it continues to show no signs of labor market distress (216k vs 225k f'cast). The other report, Durable Goods, is more stale (pre-shutdown), but was also clearly upbeat with the core cap-ex figure coming in at a robust 0.9% vs 0.2% f'cast. The resulting sell-off in bonds is minimal but not massive. 10yr yields are up only 2.5bps at 4.021 and MBS are down less than an eighth. 

Market Movement Recap
09:05 AM

modestly weaker after data. MBS down 3 ticks (.09) and 10yr up 2.2bps at 4.018

12:23 PM

Volatility centered on 10am ET, but now back near best levels.  MBS unchanged and 10yr up only 0.6bps at 4.002

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.91 +0.01 10YR 4.001% +0.005% 11/26/2025 12:57PM EST
Bonds were just slightly weaker overnight but are losing more ground in early trading.  The culprit: both of this morning's 8:30am ET economic releases.  Jobless Claims data is probably the bigger deal as it continues to show no signs of labor market distress (216k vs 225k f'cast). The other report, Durable Goods, is more stale (pre-shutdown), but was also clearly upbeat with the core cap-ex figure coming in at a robust 0.9% vs 0.2% f'cast. The resulting sell-off in...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.22% +0.02% 15YR Fixed 5.78% +0.03% 11/26/2025
Mortgage rates moved nicely lower on Tuesday with the average lender very close to the 2025 lows seen in late October. These levels are effectively right in line with the lowest since late 2022. If today's drop seems abrupt, that's because it is. In fact, it's a bigger drop than the underlying bond market justifies. There's a reason for this and we covered it in detail back in September: Why Rates Seem to Drop More Quickly as They Approach Certain Thresholds. Rather th...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Nov 26
7:00AM Nov/21 MBA Refi Index Nov/21 1090.4 1156.8
7:00AM Nov/21 Mortgage Market Index Nov/21 317.6 316.9
7:00AM Nov/21 MBA Purchase Index Nov/21 181.6 168.7
8:30AM Sep Core CapEx (%) Sep 0.9% 0.6%
8:30AM Sep Durable goods (%) Sep 0.5% 0.3% 2.9%
8:30AM Nov/15 Continued Claims (k) Nov/15 1960K 1974K
8:30AM Nov/22 Jobless Claims (k) Nov/22 216K 225K 220K
9:45AM Nov Chicago PMI Nov 36.3 44.3 43.8
10:30AM Nov/21 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Nov/21 2.774M -0.5M -3.426M
11:30AM 7-Yr Note Auction (bl) 44
2:00PM Fed Beige Book
Thursday, Nov 27
12:00AM Thanksgiving Day
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This week marked the return of delayed economic data from the government shutdown. Specifically, we received the important jobs report that was set to come out in early October. While this is September's data, and thus a bit stale, it was nonetheless responsible for the biggest volume spike in the bond market since the last Fed meeting. Such is the power of the jobs report relative to other econom... READ MORE