Just a Bit More Evidence For War Headlines and Oil Prices

Just a Bit More Evidence For War Headlines and Oil Prices

Bonds were sideways to slightly weaker overnight, but they're rallying back to unchanged levels in the 8am hour following favorable headlines regarding the Iran war.  Iranian officials floated the possibility of concessions in exchange for sanctions relief and separate headlines suggested Washington approved a draft MOU.  Certainly not the first time we've seen such headlines, but oil prices are clearly responding, and much like yesterday, bonds seem at least somewhat willing to start rekindling their old fling with oil price correlation.  

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 6.0
99.78
-0.09 
10YR TREASURY
4.928
+0.023 
11/3/2026 7:29AM EST
Bonds were sideways to slightly weaker overnight, but they're rallying back to unchanged levels in the 8am hour following favorable headlines regarding the Iran war.  Iranian officials floated the possibility of concessions in exchange for sanctions relief and separate headlines suggested Washington approved a draft MOU.  Certainly not the first time we've seen such headlines, but oil prices are clearly responding, and much like yesterday, bonds seem at least somewh...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed
7.27%
+0.00% 
15YR Fixed
6.92%
+0.00% 
11/2/2026
It was a perfectly fine day for mortgage rates to start the new week. The underlying bond market improved modestly, drawing on a combination of sharply lower oil prices and another drop in tech-related stocks. While it's true that oil prices haven't had a reliable impact on bonds/rates over the past month, today's drop was big enough that is probably helped to some extent, especially when we consider some headwinds created by updated borrowing estimates released by the U....   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Tuesday, Nov 03
6:00AM Nov IBD economic optimism Nov 48.5 46.2 46.8
10:00AM Sep Factory orders mm (%) Sep 1.8% 1.2% 0.1%
10:00AM Sep JOLTs Job Quits (ml) Sep 3.365M 3.066M
10:00AM Sep USA JOLTS Job Openings (ml) Sep 7.523M 7.10M 7.079M
11:30AM 6-Week Bill Auction (%) 3.950%
2:00PM Oct Total Vehicle Sales (ml) Oct 15.9M 16M
Wednesday, Nov 04
7:00AM Oct/30 Mortgage Market Index Oct/30 195.0
7:00AM Oct/30 MBA Refi Index Oct/30 516.8
7:00AM Oct/30 MBA Purchase Index Oct/30 134.1
8:15AM Oct ADP jobs (k) Oct 69K 90K
8:30AM Sep Trade Gap (bl) Sep $-108B $-105.6B
9:45AM Oct S&P Global Services PMI Oct 57.9 58.8
9:45AM Oct S&P Global Composite PMI Oct 57.6 58.4
10:00AM Oct ISM Biz Activity Oct 56.5
10:00AM Oct ISM Services Employment Oct 50.1
10:00AM Oct ISM Services New Orders Oct 59.8
10:00AM Oct ISM Services Prices Oct 74.0
10:00AM Oct ISM N-Mfg PMI Oct 54.8 54.9
10:30AM Oct/30 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Oct/30 -1.892M