by Calculated Risk on 5/03/2021 09:00:00 PM
Monday, May 03, 2021
Tuesday: Trade Deficit
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: MBS RECAP: Logical Reaction to Data Sets Stage For Interesting Week
The week began with bond markets reacting to weaker economic data with a logical rally. That's the sort of quintessential connection that's been fairly elusive for most of the post-pandemic era. Last month's super strong jobs report (and subsequent bond losses) suggested that trend may be changing. ... [30 year fixed 3.10%]Tuesday:
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• At 8:00 AM ET, Corelogic House Price index for March.
• At 8:30 AM, Trade Balance report for March from the Census Bureau. The consensus is the trade deficit to be $74.0 billion. The U.S. trade deficit was at $71.1 Billion in February.