Bond Market Update
Market Update
Thursday, September 19, 2019What's going on and why does it matter?
Mortgage bonds opened slightly higher this morning after hitting stiff resistance and getting turned down at their 30-day moving average in yesterday's trading. The market is still digesting the Fed's decision from yesterday during which the Fed cut short-term interest rates by 0.25%, but failed to signal that more rate cuts are on the way. Earlier today, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England both kept their monetary policies unchanged. On today's economic calendar, initial jobless claims came out lower than expectations, while the existing home sales report is due out later this morning.
What should you do about it?
Watch for mortgage bonds to make another run at their 30-day moving average, but be prepared to lock your rate if mortgage bonds break below their 100-day moving average.
Economic Calendar
Economic reports that may impact mortgage rates this week:
| Date | Report | Period | Prior | Est. | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 16 Sep | NY Fed Mfg Index | Sep | 4.80 | 4.00 | 2.00 |
| Tue 17 Sep | Industrial Production | Aug | -0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Tue 17 Sep | Capacity Utilization | Aug | 77.5% | 77.6% | 77.9% |
| Wed 18 Sep | Building Permits | Aug | 1.317M | 1.300M | 1.419M |
| Wed 18 Sep | Housing Starts | Aug | 1.191M | 1.247M | 1.364M |
| Wed 18 Sep | Fed Funds Target Rate | - | 2.25% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Thu 19 Sep | Initial Jobless Claims | Week of Sep 9 | 204k | 212k | 208k |
| Thu 19 Sep | Existing Home Sales | Aug | 5.42M | 5.38M | 5.49M |
Patrick Glaros
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Cardinal Financial, Limited Partnership
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