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No Whammies in Wednesday's Data. JOLTS Rescheduled for Thursday

No Whammies in Wednesday's Data. JOLTS Rescheduled for Thursday

With the big jobs report on hold until next Wednesday, this morning's ADP/ISM duo had to do most of the week's heavy lifting in terms of important econ data. The response was underwhelming, at best. ADP was a complete non-event, but also fairly close to consensus. ISM was mixed and generally helped bonds hold their ground with yields moving down from highs at 10am. The day's range remained inside yesterday's and there were minimal losses by the 3pm close. The JOLTS data that was scheduled for Tuesday will now be coming out on Thursday morning.

Market Movement Recap
08:24 AM

No major reaction to ADP data.  MBS down 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr up 0.7bps at 4.27

10:03 AM

Weaker ISM Services and a slight rally in bonds.  10yr was 4.29, but now down to 4.272.  MBS are 2 ticks (.06) off the lows, but still down 2 ticks on the day.

02:53 PM

MBS down 3 ticks (.09) and 10yr up 1.3bps at 4.276

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No Whammies on Wednesday

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.78 -0.05 10YR 4.272% +0.009% 2/3/2026 9:53PM EST
Bonds are largely range-bound and nothing new or interesting is happening this afternoon. That said, MBS have now drifted down to new lows for the day (just barely) with current prices an eighth of a point below mid-day highs. Most lenders priced this morning when MBS were only a hair higher than they are now. Thus, those lenders aren't looking at any serious negative reprice risk. Lenders who repriced for the better, however, could be considering reprices.   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.20% +0.00% 15YR Fixed 5.76% +0.00% 2/4/2026
The average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate hit its highest levels in 2 weeks yesterday. The caveat was that the range has been very narrow during these 2 weeks. As such, by remaining unchanged versus yesterday, today's rates are part of the same narrow range (6.15-6.20% for MND's index). There were two relevant economic reports this morning as well as an update from the Treasury department regarding borrowing expectations. The latter is important for interest rates bec...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Feb 04
7:00AM Jan/30 MBA Purchase Index Jan/30 165.4 193.3
7:00AM Jan/30 MBA Refi Index Jan/30 1269.7 1332.2
7:00AM Jan/30 Mortgage Market Index Jan/30 330.8 363.3
8:15AM Jan ADP jobs (k) Jan 22K 48K 41K
8:30AM Jan Total Vehicle Sales (ml) Jan 14.9M 15.5M 16M
9:20AM NY Fed Bill Purchases 1 to 4 months (%) $8.304 billion
9:45AM Jan S&P Global Composite PMI Jan 53 52.8 52.7
9:45AM Jan S&P Global Services PMI Jan 52.7 52.5 52.5
10:00AM Jan ISM Services Employment Jan 50.3 52.3 52.0
10:00AM Jan ISM Services Prices Jan 66.6 64.3
10:00AM Jan ISM N-Mfg PMI Jan 53.8 53.5 54.4
10:00AM Jan ISM Biz Activity Jan 57.4 56.0
10:00AM Jan ISM Services New Orders Jan 53.1 57.9
10:30AM Jan/30 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Jan/30 -3.455M -2M -2.296M
6:30PM Fed Cook Speech
Thursday, Feb 05
7:30AM Jan Challenger layoffs (k) Jan 35.553K
8:30AM Jan/31 Jobless Claims (k) Jan/31 212K 209K
8:30AM Jan/24 Continued Claims (k) Jan/24 1850K 1827K
10:00AM Dec USA JOLTS Job Openings (ml) Dec 7.2M 7.146M
10:00AM Dec JOLTs Job Quits (ml) Dec 3.161M
10:50AM Fed Bostic Speech
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This week's newsletter is all about context when it comes to economic data and market movement. One point of view may provide a clear takeaway while zooming out completely changes the picture. Let's start with an easy one. The early January mortgage rate rally led to an obvious surge in refinance applications.  Taken together with the mini refi boom in September 2025, things look pretty ac... READ MORE
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