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More tariffs over the weekend; 30% on the EU and Mexico beginning August 1st although talks continue between them and the US. The stock indexes took a big hit on trading overnight but by 8:30 am ET off the worst levels.

Treasury released its June budget last Friday; the estimates were for the month were -$50.0B but Treasury ended the month with a surplus on $27B after May’s -$515.7B deficit. The surplus driven by a sharp rise in customs duties revenue, which hit a record $27.2B. This boost in tariff collections helped push June budget receipts up 13% to $526B, while spending dropped 7% to $499B. Year-to-date, the overall budget deficit rose 5% to $1.337 trillion, due to increased outlays on healthcare, Social Security, defense, and interest on debt.

At 9:30 am the DJIA opened -75 after being down over 200 points in overnight trading, NASDAQ +4 and S&P -7. 10 year at 9:30 am 4.43% +1 bp. FNMA 6.0 30 year coupon at 9:30 am -4 bps from Friday’s close and -6 bps from 9:30 am Friday.

In the world of estimates for Fed rate cuts the present thoughts is a 65% chance of a rate cut at the FOMC September meeting; the meeting at the end of this month won’t see any Fed movement.

The 10 year note now at its highest level in a month. Tomorrows expected increased in CPI inflation is already discounted in present levels.

Last week there were no key economic measurements, this week has plenty to digest beginning tomorrow when June CPI is reported; the forecasts are not encouraging. Month/month core CPI expected at +0.3% up from +0.1% in May, year/year core +3.0% up from +2.8%.

Over night and early tis morning the 10 year note yield at 4.44%, by 10 am the note back to 4.41% unchanged from Friday’s close.

PRICES @ 10:00 AM

10 year note: 4.41% unch

5 year note: 3.97% -1 bp

2 year note: 3.89% -2 bp

30 year bond: 4.96% unch

30 year FNMA 6.0: @9:30 am 101.14 -4 bp (-6 bp from 9:30 am Friday)

30 year FNMA 6.5: @9:30 am 102.92 -4 bp (-4 bp from 9:30 am Friday)

30 year GNMA 6.0: @9:30 am 101.32 +1 bp (+12 bp from 9:30 am Friday)

Dollar/Yen: 147.36 -0.06 yen

Dollar/Euro: $1.1682 -$0.0008

Dollar Index: 97.95 +0.09

Gold: $3,365.10 +$1.10

Bitcoin: 121,970 +2964 (last week +8,213)

Crude Oil: $68.36 -$0.09

DJIA: 44,322 -50

NASDAQ: 20,534 -43

S&P 500: 6247 -13

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