President of Mortgage Lending
ABLE Mortgage
License:
NMLS 246763
CA DRE 01411989

Big Overnight Recovery on Peace Deal Reports

Big Overnight Recovery on Peace Deal Reports

There was one, big, obvious market mover overnight. At 4:50am ET, Axios reported that the U.S. and Iran are close to signing a one page memo of understanding to end the war. Oil and bond yields were already in recovery mode, but this kicked things into higher gear. Most of the gains remain even after both sides offered refutations (which the market now perceives as merely a negotiation tactic). Subsequent reports from other sources also speak to specific details in the peace deal that seem to specific to be made up. In early trading, ADP employment data had no impact and Treasury's confirmation of unchanged auction sizes helped bonds hold the overnight gains.

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Bonds Underperformed Oil Price Recovery

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0
98.78
+0.48   
10YR TREASURY
4.352
-0.073   
5/6/2026 12:32PM EST
There was one, big, obvious market mover overnight. At 4:50am ET, Axios reported that the U.S. and Iran are close to signing a one page memo of understanding to end the war. Oil and bond yields were already in recovery mode, but this kicked things into higher gear. Most of the gains remain even after both sides offered refutations (which the market now perceives as merely a negotiation tactic). Subsequent reports from other sources also speak to specific details in the peace ...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
6.44%
-0.10%   
15YR Fixed
6.00%
-0.04%   
5/6/2026
One popular refrain in the mortgage industry is that rates take the escalator on the way up and the stairs on the way down. Yesterday was definitely an "escalator" sort of day with the average lender moving up 0.12% for a top-tier 30yr fixed rate. Based on improvement in the bond market, rates are lower today, but just barely. It's not so much that rates are taking the stairs down, but more like they're a small child, waiting at the top of the staircase--afraid to take that...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, May 06
7:00AM May/01 MBA Purchase Index May/01 171.1 177.7
7:00AM May/01 Mortgage Market Index May/01 285.3 298.5
7:00AM May/01 MBA Refi Index May/01 928.6 977.9
8:15AM Apr ADP jobs (k) Apr 109K 99K 62K
8:30AM 10-Year Note Auction
9:30AM Fed Musalem Speech
10:30AM May/01 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) May/01 -2.314M -3.3M -6.233M
1:00PM Fed Goolsbee Speech
1:30PM Fed Hammack Speech
Thursday, May 07
7:30AM Apr Challenger layoffs (k) Apr 60.62K
8:30AM Apr/25 Continued Claims (k) Apr/25 1800K 1785K
8:30AM Q1 Unit Labour Costs QoQ Final Q1 2.6% 4.4%
8:30AM May/02 Jobless Claims (k) May/02 205K 189K
10:00AM Feb Construction spending (%) Feb
10:00AM Mar Construction spending (%) Mar 0.2% -0.3%
10:20AM NY Fed Bill Purchases 1 to 4 months (%) $7.585 billion
11:00AM Apr Consumer Inflation Expectations Apr 3.4%
2:05PM Fed Hammack Speech
3:00PM Mar Consumer credit (bl) Mar $12.5B $9.48B
3:30PM Fed Williams Speech
President of Mortgage Lending
ABLE Mortgage
License:
NMLS 246763
CA DRE 01411989