New Month Selling Trumps ISM Data

It’s not that this morning’s ISM data failed to help the bond market. In fact, it accounted for the highest volume of the day and the lowest yields of the day. But those yields were seized as an opportunity for seller to do what they’d already showed up to do earlier in the day. Bottom line, we had a bit of excess strength at the end of last week due to month-end trading and now a bit of a reversal as the new month gets underway. Yields are still nearer the lower end of the recent range, which makes today’s modest correction all the less threatening. 

Econ Data / Events

S&P Manufacturing PMI

52.0 vs 52.3 f’cast

ISM Manufacturing

48.5 vs 49.5 f’cast, 48.7 prev

ISM Employment

46.8 vs 46.5 prev

ISM Prices

69.4 vs 70.2 f’cast

Market Movement Recap

10:03 AM Slightly weaker overnight, but recovering a bit after ISM data.  MBS down 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr up 2.1bps at 4.425

01:20 PM More weakness into PM hours.  MBS down 9 ticks (.28) and 10yr up almost 6bps at 4.463

05:09 PM Modest recovery into the close.  MBS down 5 ticks (.16) and 10yr up 4.2bps at 4.446