Treasury Auctions (5,7,10,20,30 year)
Tomorrow also has the first of this week's two Treasury auctions that we will be watching when 5-year Notes are sold. This sale has the potential to affect bond trading enough to alter rates modestly during early afternoon hours tomorrow. The key is how strong investor interest is for the securities. If it was met with a strong demand from investors, we could see bond prices rise and mortgage rates improve slightly during afternoon trading. On the other hand, if the sale draws a lackluster interest from investors, mortgage rates may move a little higher during afternoon trading.