Thursday's Rally Sets Up For a Very Interesting Friday

Thursday's Rally Sets Up For a Very Interesting Friday

Of course we had to have a big, interesting move in the bond market on the day before an economic report also famous for causing big, interesting moves. On such occasions, if Friday delivers on "interesting" it will either negate today's bullishness or add to it in a way that makes today retroactively look like an obvious near-term top in rates. There's no way to know enough about today's rally to conclude that--let alone the unknowable results of the jobs report and the ensuing reaction. All we know: today was a win. If more wins follow, we can talk more about bigger picture supportive ceilings.

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Thursday's Rally Sets Up For an Interesting Friday

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 6.0
98.40
+0.08 
10YR TREASURY
5.221
-0.017 
10/2/2026 7:14AM EST
Average earnings mm (Sep) 0.1% vs 0.3% f'cast, 0.3% prev Non Farm Payrolls (Sep) 29K vs 90K f'cast, 162K prev Participation Rate (Sep) 61.8% vs -- f'cast, 61.6% prev Unemployment rate mm (Sep) 4.2% vs 4.1% f'cast, 4.1% prev We have yet to dig into the underlying details, but at face value, there's nothing too economically redeeming about this report, and the bond market loves it.  MBS are up a quick 10 ti...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
7.54%
-0.06% 
15YR Fixed
7.18%
-0.04% 
10/1/2026
It's a rarity these days, but mortgage rates actually moved lower today by more than a token amount. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate fell to 7.54% from 7.60% yesterday. There are multiple potential factors in play when it comes to explaining the underlying bond market rally, but none of them stand out as an obvious singular motivation. For those curious, the list (which has several esoteric factors that we won't be fully explaining here) includes, but is not limited ...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Friday, Oct 02
8:30AM Sep Average earnings mm (%) Sep 0.1% 0.3% 0.3%
8:30AM Sep Non Farm Payrolls (k) Sep 29K 90K 162K
8:30AM Sep Participation Rate Sep 61.8% 61.6%
8:30AM Sep Unemployment rate mm (%) Sep 4.2% 4.1% 4.1%
10:00AM Aug Factory orders mm (%) Aug 0.1% 0.1% 0.9%
10:00AM Fed Logan Speech
Monday, Oct 05
9:20AM NY Fed Bill Purchases 4 to 12 months (%) $1.946 billion
9:45AM Sep S&P Global Services PMI Sep 58.7 56.5
9:45AM Sep S&P Global Composite PMI Sep 58.4 56.0
10:00AM Sep ISM N-Mfg PMI Sep 55.7 55.4
10:00AM Sep ISM Biz Activity Sep 61.7
10:00AM Sep ISM Services Employment Sep 47.8
10:00AM Sep ISM Services Prices Sep 72.6
10:00AM Sep ISM Services New Orders Sep 60.9