Waiting on Tonight's Ceasefire Headlines

Waiting on Tonight's Ceasefire Headlines

Tonight brings 8pm ET deadline for Iran's response to U.S. demands (opening shipping channels among other things). If there's no response, Trump has threatened to attack critical infrastructure like bridges, power plants, etc.--a major escalation that would all but guarantee a much longer run of high oil prices (and all that goes with it). Reports of progress in peace talks (or lack thereof) are all over the map depending on who's reporting and when. If there's a genuine de-escalation (which could be announced hours before the deadline), you'll know it based on the market response. If it happens after the close, futures/forex markets would still provide evidence of the market's reaction. Between now and then, it's just a waiting game with no clear direction.

Market Movement Recap
09:03 AM

Flat overnight. MBS down 1 tick (.03) and 10yr down just under 1bp at 4.331

09:41 AM

Down an eighth of a point in MBS and 10yr up 1.7bps at 4.356

11:30 AM

Near weakest levels. MBS down a quarter point and 10yr up 2.3bps at 4.364

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Holiday-Adjacent Waiting Game

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 98.66 -0.19 10YR 4.348% +0.008% 4/7/2026 12:33PM EST
MBS have lost another eighth of a point since the last alert. Early/jumpy lenders are increasingly at risk of a negative reprice.    READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.44% +0.01% 15YR Fixed 6.02% +0.01% 4/7/2026
It was an uneventful day for mortgage rates with the average lender close enough to Friday's levels that borrowers would not see much of a difference between the two days. The bond market (which underlies and dictates rate movement) was still in quasi-holiday mode as most overseas markets were closed for holidays. Financial markets (including bonds) continue taking cues from major developments in the Iran war, but today ended up being more about waiting for those events b...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Apr 07
8:15AM ADP Employment Change Weekly 26K 10K
8:30AM Feb Core CapEx (%) Feb 0.6% 0.4% 0%
8:30AM Feb Durable goods (%) Feb -1.4% -0.5% 0%
11:00AM Mar Consumer Inflation Expectations Mar 3.4% 3%
12:35PM Fed Goolsbee Speech
1:00PM 3-Yr Note Auction (bl) 58
3:00PM Feb Consumer credit (bl) Feb $10B $8.05B
5:50PM Fed Jefferson Speech
Wednesday, Apr 08
7:00AM Apr/03 MBA Refi Index Apr/03 946.4
7:00AM Apr/03 Mortgage Market Index Apr/03 278.3
7:00AM Apr/03 MBA Purchase Index Apr/03 159.4
10:30AM Apr/03 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Apr/03 5.451M
1:00PM 10-yr Note Auction (bl) 39
1:05PM Fed Daly Speech
2:00PM FOMC Minutes
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First things first, due to the market's reaction to the Iran war, mortgage rates remain much higher than they were at the end of February. That said, they definitely did not move higher this week. You may have seen contrary headlines on Wednesday and Thursday. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Freddie Mac release their weekly rate surveys on those days, respectively. Both reported shar... READ MORE