Brandon Snider
Loan Officer
Maven Mortgage
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Fairly Calm Monday. Jobs Report on Deck

Fairly Calm Monday. Jobs Report on Deck

Monday ended up being a forgettable December trading day with modest overnight gains eroding to roughly unchanged levels by the 3pm close. There were no catalysts worth discussing, and even if there were, they'd pale in comparison to the inbound econ data. Tuesday morning brings the first post-shutdown jobs report, albeit a week and a half later than normal. With payrolls counts not carrying as much weight as they used to, don't be surprised to see an increased focus on the unemployment rate. While some of the full-fledged reaction could be held back until traders get Thursday's CPI data, the jobs report nonetheless could be the heaviest hitting report we've seen in several months. Then again, its ability to cause volume/volatility are heavily dependent on how far it falls from forecasts.

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Fairly Calm Monday. Jobs Report on Deck

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.52 +0.15 10YR 4.152% -0.025% 12/16/2025 12:30PM EST
Bonds have been selling fairly steadily since 10am with 10yr yields now down less than half a bp at 4.176 and MBS up only 1 tick (.03) on the day.  5.0 MBS coupons are down an eighth of a point from the AM highs seen just after 10am.  Lenders who published rate sheets around the time could technically justify a negative reprice, but risks would be higher if MBS turn negative on the day.   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.27% -0.02% 15YR Fixed 5.75% -0.01% 12/16/2025
Mortgage rates were just slightly lower to start the new week. This leaves the average lender's top tier 30yr fixed rate almost dead center in the narrow range that's been intact since early September. The absence of any significant movement on Monday is a logical outcome given the absence of any major economic data releases or headlines. But Tuesday could be a different story. At 8:30am ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the first jobs report with dat...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Dec 16
8:15AM ADP Employment Change Weekly 16.25K 4.75K
8:30AM Nov Participation Rate Nov 62.5% 62.4%
8:30AM Oct Average earnings mm (%) Oct 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
8:30AM Nov Average earnings mm (%) Nov 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
8:30AM Oct Retail Sales (%) Oct 0% 0.1% 0.2%
8:30AM Oct Retail Sales Control Group MoM Oct 0.8% 0.4% -0.1%
8:30AM Oct Non Farm Payrolls (k) Oct -105K 51K 119K
8:30AM Nov Non Farm Payrolls (k) Nov 64K 50K -105K
8:30AM Nov Unemployment rate mm (%) Nov 4.6% 4.4% 4.4%
9:45AM Dec S&P Global Composite PMI Dec 53.0 54.2
9:45AM Dec S&P Global Manuf. PMI Dec 51.8 52 52.2
9:45AM Dec S&P Global Services PMI Dec 52.9 54 54.1
10:00AM Sep Business Inventories (% ) Sep 0.2% 0.2% 0%
7:00PM International Monetary Market (IMM) Date (%)
Wednesday, Dec 17
12:00AM Roll Date - Ginnie Mae 30YR
7:00AM Dec/12 MBA Purchase Index Dec/12 181.6
7:00AM Dec/12 MBA Refi Index Dec/12 1190.6
7:00AM Dec/12 Mortgage Market Index Dec/12 327.9
8:15AM Fed Waller Speech
8:30AM Nov Retail Sales (%) Nov 0%
8:30AM Nov Retail Sales Control Group MoM Nov
9:05AM Fed Williams Speech
10:00AM Oct Business Inventories (% ) Oct 0.2%
10:30AM Dec/12 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Dec/12 -1.812M
12:30PM Fed Bostic Speech
1:00PM 20-Yr Bond Auction (bl) 13
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Friends don't let friends believe the myth that Fed rate cuts result in lower mortgage rates. If you'd rather not immerse yourself in the "why," here is a solid "what:" This isn't an anomaly. The Fed Funds Rate governs loans that last less than 24 hours whereas a mortgage can last 30 years.  Loans of different durations frequently see their interest rates walk vastly different path... READ MORE
Brandon Snider
Loan Officer
Maven Mortgage
License:
181033