Scott Green
Home Loan Consultant
Monument Mortgage Group
License:
Company NMLS #2512600
Individual NMLS #155901
Home Loan Consultant
Monument Mortgage Group
License:
Company NMLS # 2512600
Individual NMLS #1493357

Steady Gains Throughout The Day

Steady Gains Throughout The Day

Bonds began the day in modestly weaker territory although MBS were fairly quick to get back to 'unchanged' while 10yr Treasuries couldn't duplicate that feat until the afternoon. There were no clear correlations with other markets and no notable risks on the econ calendar. The gains were slow and steady enough to suggest an absence of discrete catalysts. That could change on Wednesday with the confluence of ADP and ISM Services--both capable of influencing the bond market, even before the shutdown data dynamics temporarily magnified private data's importance.

Market Movement Recap
10:38 AM

Weaker start, but bouncing back a bit now.  MBS up 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr yield up 1bp at 4.098

01:13 PM

Best levels of the day with MBS up 3 ticks (.09) and 10yr up only half a bp at 4.092

03:43 PM

Just a bit stronger. MBS up 5 ticks (.16) and 10yr down 0.1bps at 4.087

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Steady Gains Throughout The Day

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.79 +0.10 10YR 4.073% -0.018% 12/3/2025 3:11AM EST
The early days of a new trading month and the positioning ahead of next week's Fed announcement have resulted in clear curve trading biases.  In English, this means that shorter-term Treasuries are doing much better than longer-term Treasuries.  For example, 2yr yields are down 2.4bps while 10yr yields are up 1.1bps. This dynamic is usually good for MBS because the average implied duration for MBS is closer to 5 years than 10 these days. The result: MBS and 5 year T...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.30% -0.01% 15YR Fixed 5.79% -0.01% 12/2/2025
Unlike Monday, which saw a fairly brisk move toward higher rates, Tuesday barely budged. Additionally, the budging occurred in a friendly direction with the average lender offering rates that were just a hair lower than yesterday's.  Starting tomorrow morning, this week's potential volatility will be higher. Each day brings several economic reports  with the power to push rates higher or lower. Wednesday/tomorrow is probably chief among these due to the ADP employ...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Dec 03
7:00AM Nov/28 Mortgage Market Index Nov/28 317.6
7:00AM Nov/28 MBA Refi Index Nov/28 1090.4
7:00AM Nov/28 MBA Purchase Index Nov/28 181.6
8:15AM Nov ADP jobs (k) Nov 5K 42K
8:30AM Sep Import prices mm (%) Sep 0.1% 0.3%
8:30AM Sep Export prices mm (%) Sep 0.1% 0.3%
9:15AM Sep Industrial Production (%) Sep 0% 0.1%
9:45AM Nov S&P Global Services PMI Nov 55.0 54.8
9:45AM Nov S&P Global Composite PMI Nov 54.8 54.6
10:00AM Nov ISM N-Mfg PMI Nov 52.1 52.4
10:00AM Nov ISM Services New Orders Nov 56.2
10:00AM Nov ISM Services Prices Nov 70.0
10:00AM Nov ISM Biz Activity Nov 54.3
10:00AM Nov ISM Services Employment Nov 48.2
10:30AM Nov/28 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Nov/28 -1.9M 2.774M
Thursday, Dec 04
7:30AM Nov Challenger layoffs (k) Nov 153.074K
8:30AM Sep Trade Gap (on hold, shutdown) (bl) Sep $-65.5B $-59.6B
8:30AM Oct Trade Gap (on hold, shutdown) (bl) Oct
8:30AM Nov/22 Continued Claims (k) Nov/22 1960K 1960K
8:30AM Nov/29 Jobless Claims (k) Nov/29 220K 216K
12:00PM Fed Bowman Speech
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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
Scott Green
Home Loan Consultant
Monument Mortgage Group
License:
Company NMLS #2512600
Individual NMLS #155901
Home Loan Consultant
Monument Mortgage Group
License:
Company NMLS # 2512600
Individual NMLS #1493357