Yields Quickly Forced to Defend Monday’s Ceiling
Bonds started off on the defensive today with a weaker hand-off from Europe and ongoing supply jitters surrounding Treasury auctions and corporate issuance. Domestic traders made a dent early as corporate deals were priced, but bonds avoided turning green ahead of the 10yr auction. Post-auction say a return to the weakest levels of the day (nearly as high as Monday’s ceiling). Now we wait for Thursday’s ECB reaction and Friday’s CPI data.
Econ Data / Events
Fed MBS Buying 10am, 11:30am, 1pm
Market Movement Recap
08:50 AM Moderately weaker overnight, with additional selling after 8:20am CME open (with input from new corporate bond issuance). 10yr up 3.7bps at 3.016. MBS down 6 ticks (.19).
11:28 AM Well off the worst levels of the day now with 10s up only 1.7bps at 2.996 and MBS down less than an eighth of a point.
01:03 PM First move is weaker after the 10yr auction (moderately weaker stats). 10yr up 5 bps on the day at 3.025 and MBS down just over a quarter point.
