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Treasury yields are modestly lower and flatter on the first trading day of Q3.

June was another strong month for credit-risky assets. The S&P 500 generated a 5.08% return in June, adding to the 6.29% May return. Corporate credit also performed well in June, with investment grade and high yield indices (ICE BofA) outperforming duration-matched Treasuries by 45 basis points (bps) and 102 bps, respectively. The outperformance of fixed income credit was driven primarily by asset spread tightening amid continued strong investor demand in the wake of the White House’s de-escalation of trade threats, although the July 9 expiration of the first 90-day reciprocal tariff pause against most trading partners looms. Agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) performance, more specifically 30-year pools, lagged other sectors in May, but 30-year MBS posted its best performance of the year in June. Later this morning, multiple economic data reports will be released, including June ISM manufacturing data and the May JOLTS report.

Jason Haley
Chief Investment Officer

DateEventSurveyActualPrior
7/1/2025S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI52     —52
7/1/2025ISM Manufacturing48.8     —48.5
7/1/2025ISM Prices Paid69.5     —69.4
7/1/2025ISM New Orders48.1     —47.6
7/1/2025ISM Employment47.1     —46.8
7/1/2025Construction Spending MoM-0.20%     —-0.40%
7/1/2025JOLTS Job Openings7300k     —7391k
7/1/2025JOLTS Job Openings Rate4.40%     —4.40%
7/1/2025JOLTS Quits Level3188k     —3194k
7/1/2025JOLTS Quits Rate     —     —2.00%
7/1/2025JOLTS Layoffs Level1831k     —1786k
7/1/2025JOLTS Layoffs Rate     —     —1.10%
7/1/2025Dallas Fed Services Activity     —     —-10.1
7/1/2025Wards Total Vehicle Sales15.30m     —15.65m
7/2/2025MBA Mortgage Applications     —     —1.10%
7/2/2025Challenger Job Cuts YoY     —     —47.00%
7/2/2025ADP Employment Change95k     —37k
7/3/2025Trade Balance-$71.0b     —-$61.6b
7/3/2025Change in Nonfarm Payrolls110k     —139k
7/3/2025Change in Private Payrolls105k     —140k
7/3/2025Change in Manufact. Payrolls-3k     —-8k
7/3/2025Nonfarm Payrolls 3-Mo Avg Chg     —     —135k
7/3/2025Two-Month Payroll Net Revision     —     —-95k
7/3/2025Unemployment Rate4.30%     —4.20%
7/3/2025Labor Force Participation Rate62.50%     —62.40%
7/3/2025Underemployment Rate     —     —7.80%
7/3/2025Average Hourly Earnings MoM0.30%     —0.40%
7/3/2025Average Hourly Earnings YoY3.80%     —3.90%
7/3/2025Average Weekly Hours All Employees34.3     —34.3
7/3/2025Initial Jobless Claims240k     —236k
7/3/2025Initial Claims 4-Wk Moving Avg     —     —245.00k
7/3/2025Continuing Claims1957k     —1974k
7/3/2025S&P Global US Services PMI53.1     —53.1
7/3/2025S&P Global US Composite PMI     —     —52.8
7/3/2025Factory Orders8.20%     —-3.70%
7/3/2025Factory Orders Ex Trans     —     —-0.50%
7/3/2025ISM Services Index50.8     —49.9
7/3/2025ISM Services Prices Paid68.4     —68.7
7/3/2025ISM Services New Orders     —     —46.4
7/3/2025ISM Services Employment     —     —50.7
7/3/2025Durable Goods Orders16.40%     —16.40%
7/3/2025Durables Ex Transportation0.50%     —0.50%
7/3/2025Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air     —     —1.70%
7/3/2025Cap Goods Ship Nondef Ex Air     —     —0.50%
7/8/2025NFIB Small Business Optimism97.9     —98.8
7/8/2025NY Fed 1-Yr Inflation Expectations     —     —3.20%
7/8/2025Consumer Credit$13.000b     —$17.873b

Jason Haley

Chief Investment Officer

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