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MBS RECAP: Mortgages Outperform As Headlines Batter Treasuries

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December 31 2012, 4:06 PM

Bond markets are closed as of 2pm EST with the exception of a few errant last-minute trades. Those were of little consequence and fell well within the tight central trading range for MBS between 104-24 and 104-28 in Fannie 3.0s. Treasuries fared worse...
MBS MID-DAY: Slightly Weaker But Off The Lows

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December 31 2012, 11:06 AM

Bond markets continue to follow stocks and stocks continue to follow Fiscal Cliff headlines. The most recent headlines from Bloomberg indicate that Senate Majority leader Reid is "hopeful" for a Fiscal Cliff deal today. 10yr yields hit their...
The Week Ahead: Washington's Turn To Drop New Years Ball?

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by Matthew Graham on December 30 2012, 10:16 PM

Both chambers of Congress worked over the weekend to ensure that no Fiscal Cliff deal would accidentally get passed or announced before the last possible minute . On Fox News, Senator Graham said that chances for a deal are "exceedingly good." A few hours...
MBS RECAP: Jostled By Cliff Headlines, Bond Markets Come Out On Top

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December 28 2012, 4:06 PM

Newswires are still hitting, and while there's no thunderous rally underway for MBS, details emerging regarding today's closed door meeting between the President and Congressional leaders have helped. So far, the news is underwhelming, which sent...
MBS MID-DAY: Volatility Picks Up Slightly Following Cliff Headlines

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December 28 2012, 11:07 AM

Stocks are surging and bond markets have quickly weakened--several ticks in MBS and 1.5 bps in Treasuries after Bloomberg reported that Obama will offer a Cliff Deal Compromise to Congressional leaders today. These aren't big moves in and of themselves...
The Day Ahead: Closed Door Cliff Meetings Ahead of Sunday House Session

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by Matthew Graham on December 28 2012, 8:20 AM

After the closing bells on Thursday, the White House announced that the President would be meeting with Majority and Minority Leaders from both the Senate and the House on Friday. One can only imagine that the goal is to produce actionable legislation...
MBS RECAP: Heading Out Mid-Range, Near Previous Highs

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December 27 2012, 4:06 PM

Around noon, news hit that the House would reconvene on Sunday at 6:30pm. In and of itself, the headline doesn't appear to say much, but considering that much of today's bond market rally was predicated on Harry Reid referring to going over the...
MBS MID-DAY: Fiscal Cliff Headlines Arrive, Bond Markets Rally

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December 27 2012, 11:06 AM

Sneaky Fiscal Cliff headlines... coincidentally popping up within 1 minute of the 10am economic data. While the Consumer Confidence numbers were substantially weaker-than-expected, they weren't the culprit of the biggest surge in volume and volatility...
The Day Ahead: Moderate Economic Data, Fiscal Cliff Headline Potential

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by Matthew Graham on December 27 2012, 7:59 AM

In several ways, Thursday will be the first day of the week as far as financial markets are concerned. Even though markets were open all day on Wednesday and for a half day on Monday, there was a marked, eerie silence as the only important voice not only...
MBS RECAP: Brutally Slow And Sharply Sideways

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December 26 2012, 4:06 PM

MBS Live : MBS Afternoon Market Summary Considering that the Thanksgiving holiday always begins with full market closure on a Thursday, you can usually count on the juxtaposed Friday to be a slow trading day. From a logical standpoint, if the Christmas...
MBS MID-DAY: Low Volume Rally As Stocks Slide

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December 26 2012, 11:06 AM

Despite news that the President will end his holiday in Hawaii today and return to Fiscal Cliff negotiations, trading volumes aren't much higher than Monday. The very slightly negative bias in the Treasury complex on Monday has shifted to slightly...
The Day Ahead: Fork in the Road for Fiscal Cliff

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by Matthew Graham on December 26 2012, 7:48 AM

After a day and a half off, markets return to a full session on Wednesday, but only in the sense that markets are open all day. Beyond the technicality of being "open," there's not much to write home about in terms of economic data or anticipation for...
MBS MID-DAY: Utterly Silent On All Fronts

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December 24 2012, 11:06 AM

To give an idea of just how slow things are this morning, consider today's 10yr Futures volume vs that of the last half-day juxtaposed to a major holiday: 11/23. On that Friday after Thanksgiving--an extremely slow trading session--there were just...
The Week Ahead: Holiday-Shortened, Light On Data, Fiscal Cliff Countdown

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by Matthew Graham on December 24 2012, 8:16 AM

If left to its own devices, the week ahead would be almost a complete non-issue, with little volume and inconsequential volatility due to 2-day Christmas holiday (technically, Monday is a half-day , but with no equities markets, no data, and no Congress...
MBS RECAP: Holding Day-Over-Day Gains Despite Afternoon Weakness

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December 21 2012, 4:06 PM

Heads up for those on the fence with respect to locking or floating (with a 'quicker-to-reprice' lender) over the weekend: MBS just hit their lowest levels since bouncing at 104-19 during the Boehner/Cantor press conference just after 10am. We're not...

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