Long End Resists Early Pressure
24-Jul-25 10:56 ET 10-Yr: -6/32..4.416%..
USD/JPY: 146.81..
EUR/USD: 1.1762Long End Resists Early Pressure
- Longer-dated Treasuries are back near their starting levels after bouncing off their early lows. The market started the day with losses across the curve that were extended during the first hour of action, which included the release of an unexpected decrease in weekly Initial Claims (217,000; Briefing.com consensus 225,000; prior 221,000). The early selling lifted the 10-yr yield back above its 50-day moving average (4.410%) to a one-week high, but the recent bounce has returned the benchmark yield to its 50-day average. The rebound accelerated after the flash July S&P Global U.S. Manufacturing PMI (49.5; prior 52.9) showed a return to contraction while activity in the services sector accelerated with the flash July S&P Global U.S. Services PMI hitting 55.2, up from 52.9 in June. The rebound has been paced by the long bond while the 2-yr note remains not far above its early low.
- Yield Check:
- 2-yr: +4 bps to 3.92%
- 3-yr: +5 bps to 3.88%
- 5-yr: +5 bps to 3.98%
- 10-yr: +3 bps to 4.42%
- 30-yr: +1 bp to 4.96%
New Home Sales Pace Remains Near 2025 Low
24-Jul-25 10:48 ET 10-Yr: -6/32..4.412%..
USD/JPY: 146.63..
EUR/USD: 1.1776Data Recon
- New home sales increased 0.6% month-over-month in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 627,000 units (Briefing.com consensus 650,000) from an unrevised 623,000 in May. This leaves the pace of sales near the lowest level of the year, comparable to what was seen in October. On a year-over-year basis, new home sales were down 6.6%.
- The key takeaway from the report is that the pace of sales remained near the lowest level of the year with sharp decreases in sales in the Northeast and the West masking gains in the Midwest and the South. There was pressure on the median selling price, as homes priced between $300,000 and $399,000 accounted for 35% of all sales (2025 high), up from 25% in May.
- Yield Check:
- 2-yr: +4 bps to 3.92%
- 3-yr: +4 bps to 3.87%
- 5-yr: +4 bps to 3.97%
- 10-yr: +2 bps to 4.41%
- 30-yr: +1 bp to 4.96%