Trading Range Restored. Big Data on Deck Today's trading was almost a carbon copy of yesterday's with overnight losses, an AM reversal, and gradual improvement that leveled off in the PM hours. With those gains, 10yr yields made a full round trip back to the lower boundary of the pre-tariff trading range of 4.19-4.34. That doesn't mean anything about the future, but it's an interesting reflection on the recent past. White House comments on Amazon hit stocks early, but everything bounced back even before Amazon clarified its position. Econ data helped bonds hold or add to gains (Confidence and Job Openings). Data gets incrementally more important over the next 3 days, and volatility gets incrementally more likely to pick back up. Econ Data / EventsWholesale Inventories0.5 vs 0.7 f'cast, 0.3 prev Job Openings7.192m vs 7.48m f'cast 7.48m prev Consumer Confidence86.0 vs 87.5 f'cast, 92.9 prev Market Movement Recap08:49 AM Modestly weaker overnight and little-changed so far this morning. MBS down an eighth and 10yr up 2.2bps at 4.229 09:50 AM Additional gains. 10yr down 1bp at 4.198 and MBS unchanged. 02:03 PM Holding sideways at best levels. MBS up an eighth and 10yr down 3.7bps at 4.171
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