October 25th, 2023 9:03 AM by Richard Sardella MLO.100007700/NMLS 233568
The 10 year note at 8 am 4.84% +2 bps after declining 3 bps yesterday.
US debt is climbing like ivy on a wall. Powell and other policymakers have indicated the surge in longer-term Treasury yields may reduce the case for continuing to hike the central bank’s benchmark interest rate, the FOMC meets next Wednesday and Thursday. Tomorrow the ECB is scheduled to meet.
At 9:30 am the DJIA opened +85, NASDAQ -98, S&P -19. 10 year at 9:30 am 4.89% +6 bps. FNMA 6.5 30 year coupon at 9:30 am -24 bps from yesterday’s close and -5 bps from 9:30 am yesterday.
At 10 am September new home sales, expected at 685K from 675K in August, sales reported with a nice increase to 759K; details this afternoon.
At 1 pm Treasury will auction $52B of 5 year notes.
PRICES @ 10:00 AM
10 year note: 4.89% +6 bp
5 year note: 4.85% +3 bp
2 year note: 5.09% +3 bp
30 year bond: 5.04% +10 bp
30 year FNMA 7.0 @9:30 am 101.03 -3 bp (+12 bp from 9:30 am yesterday)
30 year FNMA 6.5: @9:30 am 99.06 -24 bp (-5 bp from 9:30 am yesterday)
30 year FNMA 6.0: @9:30 am 97.03 -22 bp (+5 bp from 9:30 am yesterday)
30 year GNMA 6.0: @9:30 am 97.52 -22 bp (-5 bp from 9:30 am yesterday)
Dollar/Yuan: $7.3167 +$0.0064
Dollar/Yen: 149.94 +0.03 yen
Dollar/Euro: $1.0575 -$0.0015
Dollar Index: 106.48 +0.21
Gold: $1989.10 +$3.00
Bitcoin: 34,333 +686
Crude Oil: $83.64 -$0.10
DJIA: 33,0920 -121
NASDAQ: 12,951 -189
S&P 500: 4204 -43
Richard Sardella has been actively managing and providing services in the mortgage industry for over 30 years. Richard serves on the board of directors as President of Colorado Home Mortgages Inc.
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