Saudi April pricing, Mtg purchase apps, ADP

Some up a bit, some down a bit, overall looks to me like downward price pressure continues:
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Down this week and still moving largely sideways:
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This is a forecast for Friday’s employment report. It was a little better than expected:

ADP Employment Report
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Highlights
Friday’s employment report may be on the strong side based on ADP’s private payroll count for February which is a stronger-than-expected 214,000. ADP isn’t always an accurate barometer of the government’s data but it has been the last two reports, pointing to a surge in December followed by a retreat in January.

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