Bonds did well at face value today, but there are so many "yeah buts." First off, stocks were hugely lower and that definitely helped bonds. We're also closing out our 5th straight day of Treasury gains. 6 days and beyond are uncommon. We're also heading into a 3-day weekend at a time of great economic and market uncertainty. We also ultimately ended the day above the .63% pivot point in Treasuries. Finally, the adverse market fee is looming on the horizon and is already back for many 60 day locks. So while rates aren't necessarily destined to be higher next week, they will encounter more headwinds than help if they attempt to move lower.
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20min of Fed 30yr UMBS Buying 10am, 1130am (M-F) and 1pm (T-Th)
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Jobless Claims 881k vs 950k f'cast, 1011k prev
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Jobless Claims methodology change accounts for the drop
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Trade Deficit ($, blns) -63.6 vs -58.0 f'cast, -53.5 prev
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ISM Services PMI 56.9 vs 57.0, 58.1 prev
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ISM Services Biz Activity 62.4 vs 65.0, 67.2 prev
Like many recent nights, bonds were weaker out of the gate in Asia and bounced back in Europe. Treasuries and MBS are close enough to unchanged to call them unchanged vs yesterday's close.
Algo buying programs boosted bonds after yields broke below yesterday's lows. Modest rally before and after ISM data. Weaker stocks helping. 10yr down 2bps at .6282. UMBS up 3 ticks (0.09) at 103-13 (103.41).
Big (relative) dip in prices heading into the 2pm hour and an equally big bounce since then. It was a fairly MBS-specific move, and in the bigger picture, not big enough to scrutinize. 2.0 MBS are up 2 ticks (0.06) now and 10yr yields are down 2.76bps at .62%.
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