Wednesday Could Be Entirely Different

Wednesday Could Be Entirely Different

April 7th has been one of the most important days on the calendar for the Iran war due to deadline for Iran to accept Trump's terms or face major escalation. If the escalation was even remotely similar to Trump's threats, it would all but preclude a quick end to the war and especially the market-related fallout. heading into the close, Pakistan floated an option for a 2-week ceasefire in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Markets responded favorably to notion with stocks and bond both rallying and oil prices falling to session lows. Given the absolute and severe nature of the alternative, it would be a surprise if tomorrow didn't involve a larger than normal move in one direction or the other.

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

03:07 PM

Decent recovery. MBS down only an eighth and 10yr down almost half a bp at 4.336

04:34 PM

well into the green now on ceasefire optimism. MBS up 5 ticks (.16) and 10yr down 3.5bps at 4.305

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Wednesday Could Be Entirely Different

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 98.90 +0.05 10YR 4.326% -0.014% 4/6/2026 9:06PM 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
In stark contrast to the entire month of March, April's mortgage rate volatility has been downright boring. To put this in context, the average top tier 30yr fixed rate rose a substantial 0.65% by March 27th. In the first five business days of April, they've held inside a range of just 0.04%. Today did nothing to expand that range although it did leave rates microscopically higher versus yesterday. The Iran war continues to be the dominant source of inspiration for the fi...   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 $9.48B $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