Decent Showing in Light of Stronger Data

Decent Showing in Light of Stronger Data

Bonds lost ground today, but not as much as one might expect given the 233k vs 115k result in the ADP Employment data.  Granted, ADP is a notoriously imperfect predictor of the NFP number that follows 2 days later, but that never stops markets from reacting on occasions like this.  So what stopped them today?  Some combination of month-end trading, a favorable report on new Treasury auction amounts, "bigger fish to fry," and perhaps the fact that payroll counts are being taken with a grain of salt due to weather-related disruptions in September.  Ultimately, bonds did manage to lose a bit of ground, but not until well after the morning's econ data reaction window had passed.  

Market Movement Recap
08:40 AM

Slightly stronger overnight and weaker after data.  MBS down 5 ticks (.16) and 10yr up 1bp at 4.264

10:32 AM

Nice recovery into the 10am hour with 10yr now down 1.7bps at 4.238 and MBS up 1 tick (.03).

01:16 PM

less volatility now.  Modest weakness remains.  MBS down 3 ticks (.09) and 10yr up half a bp at 4.259

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.5 98.99 -0.30 10YR 4.301% +0.046% 10/30/2024 5:00PM EST
MBS prices lost ground fairly quickly after the 3pm CME close and 5.5 coupons are now down a quarter point on the day and just over 3/8ths from the AM highs.  Negative reprices remain possible and are now slightly more possible.   10yr yields are up 3bps to the highs of the day at 4.285.    READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 7.02% -0.01% 15YR Fixed 6.50% +0.01% 10/30/2024
The jobs report that came out at the beginning of October was a big wake up call for interest rates .  Up until then, the prevailing belief was that the labor market was progressively softening and perhaps at risk of softening too quickly.  The Federal Reserve had singled out the jobs market as an indicator that would dictate the pace of the rate cut cycle that had begun just 2 weeks earlier.   Much of the Fed's decision to opt for a 0.50% cut as oppose...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Oct 30
7:00AM Oct/25 MBA 30-yr mortgage rate (%) Oct/25 6.73% 6.52%
7:00AM Oct/25 MBA Mortgage Applications Oct/25 -0.1% -6.7%
7:00AM Oct/25 Mortgage Market Index Oct/25 214.5 214.8
7:00AM Oct/25 MBA Refi Index Oct/25 630.0 672.6
7:00AM Oct/25 MBA Purchase Index Oct/25 137.8 131.3
8:15AM Oct ADP jobs (k) Oct 233K 115K 143K
8:30AM Treasury Refunding Announcement (%)
8:30AM Q3 Core PCE Prices QoQ Final Q3 2.2% 2.1% 2.8%
8:30AM Q3 Real Consumer Spending QoQ Final Q3 3.7% 2.8%
8:30AM Q3 PCE Prices QoQ Final Q3 1.5% 2.7% 2.5%
8:30AM Q3 GDP Final Sales (%) Q3 3% 1.9%
8:30AM Q3 GDP deflator (%) Q3 1.8% 1.9% 2.5%
8:30AM Q3 GDP (%) Q3 2.8% 3% 3%
10:00AM Sep Pending Home Sales YoY Sep 2.6% -3%
10:00AM Sep Pending Home Sales (%) Sep 7.4% 1.1% 0.6%
10:30AM Oct/25 EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change Oct/25 0.571M -0.28M
10:30AM Oct/25 EIA Crude Oil Imports Change Oct/25 -0.605M 0.913M
10:30AM Oct/25 EIA Gasoline Stocks Change Oct/25 -2.707M 0.6M 0.878M
10:30AM Oct/25 EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change Oct/25 0.681M -0.346M
10:30AM Oct/25 EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change Oct/25 -0.148M 0.257M
10:30AM Oct/25 EIA Gasoline Production Change Oct/25 -0.259M 0.666M
10:30AM Oct/25 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Oct/25 -0.515M 2.3M 5.474M
10:30AM Oct/25 EIA Distillate Stocks Change Oct/25 -0.977M -1.59M -1.14M
10:30AM Oct/25 EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change Oct/25 -0.031M 0.329M
11:30AM 17-Week Bill Auction (%) 4.430% 4.445%
Thursday, Oct 31
7:30AM Oct Challenger layoffs (k) Oct 72.821K
8:30AM Q3 Employment costs (%) Q3 0.9% 0.9%
8:30AM Oct/19 Continued Claims (ml) Oct/19 1890K 1897K
8:30AM Q3 Employment Benefits qq (%) Q3 1%
8:30AM Sep Core PCE Inflation (y/y) (%) Sep 2.6% 2.7%
8:30AM Q3 Employment Wages qq (%) Q3 0.9%
8:30AM Sep Core PCE (m/m) (%) Sep 0.3% 0.1%
8:30AM Oct/26 Jobless claims 4-wk avg (k) Oct/26 238.5K
8:30AM Sep Personal Income (%) Sep 0.3% 0.2%
8:30AM Oct/26 Jobless Claims (k) Oct/26 230K 227K
8:30AM Sep Inflation-Adjusted Spending (Consumption) (%) Sep 0.4% 0.2%
8:30AM Sep PCE (y/y) (%) Sep 2.1% 2.2%
8:30AM Sep PCE price index mm (%) Sep 0.2% 0.1%
9:45AM Oct Chicago PMI Oct 47 46.6
10:30AM Oct/25 Nat gas-EIA, change bcf Oct/25 79Bcf 80Bcf
11:30AM 4-Week Bill Auction 4.650%
11:30AM 8-Week Bill Auction 4.590%
12:00PM Oct/30 30-Year Mortgage Rate Oct/30 6.54%
12:00PM Oct/30 15-Year Mortgage Rate Oct/30 5.71%
4:30PM Oct/30 Central Bank Balance Sheet Oct/30 $7.03T
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Last week's newsletter warned that it was time to start thinking about incredibly high volatility potential due to events in the first few days of November. But as far as interest rates are concerned, the volatility is already here. Rates jumped sharply higher to start the new week in a move that still has market watchers scratching their heads.  Some analysts pointed to election odds as a... READ MORE