Token Weakness Without a Cause Sometimes bonds rally or sell-off for no apparent reason, or at least for no reason that can be easily proven. That's been the case on each of the past two sessions with 30yr yields moving almost 10bps higher between the two of them. Geopolitical motivations have been nonexistent despite some efforts to link oil price concerns to bond weakness (not a solid thesis right now). Fiscal concerns may be having some small effect behind the scenes, but they're hard to substantiate based on the available headlines. The easiest approach would be to continue to classify the market as rangebound, in which case a pull-back makes sense given the lower yields seen last Thursday--especially with bigger ticket data/events over the next two days. Econ Data / EventsNY Fed Manufacturing -16.0 vs -5.5 f'cast, -9.20 prev Market Movement Recap09:48 AM Choppy and slightly weaker overnight, but sideways and holding ground since then. MBS down 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr up 2.4 bps at 4.426 01:47 PM After a decent rally into 10:30am, MBS are down an eighth from highs and 3 ticks (.09) on the day. 10yr up 4.6bps at 4.446 03:50 PM Heading out near weakest levels with MBS down an eighth on the day and 10yr yields up 5.3bps at 4.454
MBS Commentary | Token Weakness Without a Cause | Token Weakness Without a Cause Sometimes bonds rally or sell-off for no apparent reason, or at least for no reason that can be easily proven. That's been the case on each of the past two sessions ... (read more) |
| Mortgage Rate Watch | Mortgage Rates Drift Slightly Higher to Start The Week | While there's been no shortage of political and geopolitical headlines over the past 2 business days, there hasn't been much by way of inspiration for the bond market. Bonds (and, thus, rates) have moved nonetheless. Perhaps it was the l... (read more) |
| | 30 Yr. Fixed Rate | 6.91% +0.02% |
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Mortgage News Daily | 30 Yr. Fixed | 6.91% | +0.02 | 0.00 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 6.17% | +0.01 | 0.00 | 30 Yr. FHA | 6.47% | +0.02 | 0.00 | 30 Yr. Jumbo | 6.95% | +0.01 | 0.00 | 7/6 SOFR ARM | 6.44% | +0.02 | 0.00 | 30 Yr. VA | 6.49% | +0.02 | 0.00 | Updates Daily - Last Update: 6/16 | |
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15 Yr. Fixed Rate | 6.17% +0.01% |
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Freddie Mac | 30 Yr. Fixed | 6.84% | -0.01 | 0.00 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 5.97% | -0.02 | 0.00 | Updates Weekly - Last Update: 6/12 | Rate | Change | Points |
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Mortgage Bankers Assoc. | 30 Yr. Fixed | 6.93% | +0.01 | 0.64 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 6.16% | -0.09 | 0.66 | 30 Yr. Jumbo | 6.93% | +0.01 | 0.63 | Updates Weekly - Last Update: 6/11 | |
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MBS | UMBS 5.5 | 98.91 | -0.13 | UMBS 6.0 | 100.91 | -0.06 | GNMA 5.5 | 99.24 | -0.11 | GNMA 6.0 | 101.02 | +0.04 | Pricing as of: 6/16 5:31PM EST | |
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10 Year US Treasury | 4.4532 +0.0516 |
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US Treasury | 2 YR Treasury | 3.969 | +0.019 | 5 YR Treasury | 4.036 | +0.031 | 7 YR Treasury | 4.230 | +0.041 | 10 YR Treasury | 4.453 | +0.052 | 30 YR Treasury | 4.967 | +0.066 | Pricing as of: 6/16 5:31PM EST | |
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