Market opened today’s session with treasuries slightly advancingacross all maturities. 10-YearTreasury yield is at 2.1309, 1.22 bps decreased from prior closing of 2.1431.
The revival in risk appetite may have overshot. Stocks slipped globally after President Trump said on Tuesday that he was personally holding up a trade deal with China and would not complete the agreement unless Beijing agreed on as many as five “major points”. In Hong Kong, a clash between protesters and police over extradition bill where police used tear gas and rubber bullets to control the situation spooked the market participants, compounding the already-negative investor sentiment. Treasuries gained early in the morning and steadied after inflation data came in slower than forecasts. Elsewhere, WTI crude slumped below $53 a barrel this morning after an industry report showed that US crude stockpiles expanded.
MBA Mortgage Applications Index jumped 26.80% after rising 1.50% in prior week due to recent gains in Treasuries. Both purchases and refinances increased 10.00% and 46.50% after falling 2.40% and rising 6.40% in prior week, respectively. The May CPI came in line with consensus of 0.10%, following 0.30% in April. The core remained unchanged from prior reading of 0.10% vs. 0.20% consensus, and the YoY change decreased to 1.80% from 2.00% prior vs. 1.90% consensus, adding to growing optimism over the Fed’s rate cut. Later today, the US Treasury is scheduled to auction off $24 billion of 10-Year notes at 10:00 AM (PT), and Monthly Budget Statement will be released at 11:00 AM (PT).
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The revival in risk appetite may have overshot. Stocks slipped globally after President Trump said on Tuesday that he was personally holding up a trade deal with China and would not complete the agreement unless Beijing agreed on as many as five “major points”. In Hong Kong, a clash between protesters and police over extradition bill where police used tear gas and rubber bullets to control the situation spooked the market participants, compounding the already-negative investor sentiment. Treasuries gained early in the morning and steadied after inflation data came in slower than forecasts. Elsewhere, WTI crude slumped below $53 a barrel this morning after an industry report showed that US crude stockpiles expanded.
MBA Mortgage Applications Index jumped 26.80% after rising 1.50% in prior week due to recent gains in Treasuries. Both purchases and refinances increased 10.00% and 46.50% after falling 2.40% and rising 6.40% in prior week, respectively. The May CPI came in line with consensus of 0.10%, following 0.30% in April. The core remained unchanged from prior reading of 0.10% vs. 0.20% consensus, and the YoY change decreased to 1.80% from 2.00% prior vs. 1.90% consensus, adding to growing optimism over the Fed’s rate cut. Later today, the US Treasury is scheduled to auction off $24 billion of 10-Year notes at 10:00 AM (PT), and Monthly Budget Statement will be released at 11:00 AM (PT).
The curve has bull-steepened with UST 10-Year yield down 1.22 bps.