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  1. The current yield on the 10-yr T note of 1.67% is the lowest in at least 60 years.
  2. Pending Home Sales fall 5.5% in April, well below the March reading of 3.8% and below the 0.6% expected.
  3. Consumer Confidence falls to 64.9 in May from the 68.7 reading in April and was the lowest reading since January.
  4. Case Shiller Home Price Index sees a modest 0.1% rise in March for the 20-major cities surveyed, down 2.6% for the year.
  5. All U.S. capital markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
  6. The Bond markets will close at 2:00pm ET today. Stocks will be open for a regular session closing at 4:00pm.
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  10. Final May Consumer Sentiment at 79.3, highest since October of 2007 and above the 77.5 expected.
  11. The 30-yr conventional mortgage rate fell to a record low 3.78% last week. To obtain that rate a borrower must pay a 0.8 point.
  12. Stocks will be open for a regular schedule tomorrow and will be closed on Monday.
  13. The Bond markets will close at 2:00pm ET on Friday and will be closed on Monday.
  14. Initial Jobless Claims at 370K, down 2K from the previous week and above the 365K expected.
  15. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported today that home prices rose 1.8% in March from February on a seasonally adjusted basis.
  16. The MBAs refinance index increased 5.6% while its purchase index fell 3%.
  17. Fitch Ratings says home prices won't reach a bottom until late 2013 and could fall 7.8% from current levels.
  18. New Home Sales rise by 3.3% to 343K units annualized. The median sales price of new homes in April is at $235,700, up 0.7% from March.
  19. The Treasury will sell $35B 5-yr notes today.
  20. Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of loan application volume, rose 3.8% in the latest week