Spoiler Alert: Yes, It Was War Headlines

Need a way to explain overnight weakness in the bond market? War headlines. Need to know why bonds rallied sharply just after 10am ET to hit the best levels in 2 weeks? Yep, more war headlines. Granted, the 8:30am econ data was not completely ignored. A slightly softer-than-expected PCE inflation number helped bonds get back to unchanged levels, but a substantial majority of the day's volume followed the 10am news that essentially suggested the peace deal was approved, pending Trump's final sign off. Later in the day, separate newswires suggested Iran hadn't fully signed off, but no one seemed to care. Day over day gains were mild in the bigger picture, but resulted in the best trading levels in 2 weeks by the 3pm close. 

Econ Data / Events
    • Continued Claims (May)/16
      • 1786.0K vs 1780K f'cast, 1782K prev
    • Core CapEx (Apr)
      • -1.1% vs 0.4% f'cast, 3.4% prev
    • Core PCE (m/m) (Apr)
      • 0.2% vs 0.3% f'cast, 0.3% prev
    • Core PCE (y/y) (Apr)
      • 3.3% vs 3.3% f'cast, 3.2% prev
    • Core PCE Prices QoQQ1
      • 4.4% vs 4.3% f'cast, 2.7% prev
    • Corporate profitsQ1
      • -0.4% vs 5.7% f'cast, 5.7% prev
    • Durable goods (Apr)
      • 7.9% vs 3.5% f'cast, 0.8% prev
    • GDPQ1
      • 1.6% vs 2.0% f'cast, 0.5% prev
    • GDP Final SalesQ1
      • 1.5% vs 1.6% f'cast, 0.3% prev
    • Jobless Claims (May)/23
      • 215.0K vs 211K f'cast, 209K prev
    • PCE (y/y) (Apr)
      • 3.8% vs 3.8% f'cast, 3.5% prev
    • PCE prices (m/m) (Apr)
      • 0.4% vs 0.5% f'cast, 0.7% prev
Market Movement Recap
08:19 AM

Weaker overnight on reports of ongoing hostilities in Iran. MBS down over an eighth of a point and 10yr up 2.3bps at 4.507

09:17 AM

Back near unchanged after data-driven rally. MBS down 1 tick (.03) and 10yr down half a bp at 4.479

10:59 AM

quick rally on "deal" reports and a bit of pull back on "yeah but" reports. MBS up 2 ticks (.06) and 10yr down 2.4bps at 4.46

01:02 PM

Near best levels. MBS up 5 ticks (.16) and 10yr down 3.4bps at 4.45

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