Fake Headlines Moving Markets?

Fake Headlines Moving Markets?

Bonds were almost perfectly flat in the overnight session with yields holding inside a 1.5bp range. Oil prices rose initially, but recovered before the domestic session began. Part of that recovery occurred after headlines said US/Iran negotiations could make a breakthrough according to an Iranian diplomatic source. Social media quickly dubbed the news as "fake," but a legitimate version exists on ria.ru's website. So the news wasn't fake, it was just really really vague and toothless. Even so, bonds reacted to the tune of about 2bps and have been in a choppy, narrow range since then.

Market Movement Recap
08:34 AM

A hair stronger after being flat overnight. MBS up 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr yields are up nearly 1bp at 4.295

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MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.17 +0.02 10YR 4.297% -0.007% 4/23/2026 9:28AM EST
Bonds were almost perfectly flat in the overnight session with yields holding inside a 1.5bp range. Oil prices rose initially, but recovered before the domestic session began. Part of that recovery occurred after headlines said US/Iran negotiations could make a breakthrough according to an Iranian diplomatic source. Social media quickly dubbed the news as "fake," but a legitimate version exists on ria.ru's website. So the news wasn't fake, it was just really really vague and ...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.32% -0.01% 15YR Fixed 5.90% -0.02% 4/22/2026
Rates remain focused on oil prices and war-related developments. With yesterday's ceasefire extension and today's ambiguity over the time frame of that extension, rates are in a distinct holding pattern until the next phase of escalation/de-escalation comes into better focus. For now, the market is generally betting on de-escalation as seen in stocks being near all-time highs and bond yields (aka "rates") being well off the highs seen in late March. In this environment, d...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Thursday, Apr 23
8:30AM Apr/11 Continued Claims (k) Apr/11 1,821K 1820K 1818K
8:30AM Apr/18 Jobless Claims (k) Apr/18 214K 212K 207K
9:45AM Apr S&P Global Services PMI Apr 50 49.8
9:45AM Apr S&P Global Manuf. PMI Apr 52.5 52.3
9:45AM Apr S&P Global Composite PMI Apr 50.3
1:00PM 5-Yr Note Auction (bl) 26
Friday, Apr 24
10:00AM Apr Consumer Sentiment (ip) Apr 47.6 53.3
10:00AM Apr U Mich conditions Apr 50.1 55.8
10:00AM Apr Sentiment: 1y Inflation (%) Apr 4.8% 3.8%
10:00AM Apr Sentiment: 5y Inflation (%) Apr 3.4% 3.2%
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The good news: mortgage rates ended the week at the lowest levels in more than a month. The puzzling news: rates fell only modestly on Friday even though the bond market said they could have fallen more. Mortgage lenders consider several factors when deciding where to set mortgage rates. By far and away, the bond market is the most important of those factors. But sometimes rates don't do exa... READ MORE