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Last week ended basically where it began with prices of mortgage backed securities moving sideways near record highs and mortgage rates holding steady near six month lows. MBS traded in a very narrowing range as the week progressed which allowed lenders to publish base 30 year conventional mortgage rates...
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While benchmark interest rates continue to chop around in a contained range, mortgage-backed securities have moved sideways, failing to make much progress in either direction. Although we have experience a few moments of added volatility, tight trading ranges have kept and generally "topped out"...
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Trading action in the rates market yesterday was similiar to the previous session: early morning weakness, followed by a move higher in the lunch hour, which was then lost heading into the close. News and events were fairly positive for the fixed income sector which helped spark the move higher in price...
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In a volatile session, mortgage rates ended yesterday's session unchanged as a small rally in benchmark Treasuries helped support the MBS market. Following weaker than expected economic data in the morning, rates rallied. However as profit taking took place later in the day, early session strength...
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Benchmark Treasury prices and mortgage-backed security prices rallied yesterday. AQ described the inner dynamics of the trade strategy that led to rate improvements READ MORE . In terms of the headline news catalyst for the rally in bond markets, some fixed income friendly verbiage from Federal Reserve...
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Over the past few month I have been using a very well defined strategy to gauge lock/float opportunities. The idea is to lock when mortgage backed securities approach their recent range's price highs, and float when MBS are near the bottom of their recent price range. This "play the range"...
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It was a busy day in the rates market yesterday. Although several data releases needed to be digested, the main event was the 30 year bond auction. Recently, while demand for shorter maturity Treasury notes has proven stable in the "post-November 4 FOMC statement" environment, the market has...
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In honor of Veteran’s Day, the fixed income market was closed yesterday. A few lenders did issue rate sheets, most were priced conservatively, which is a common strategy on bank holidays. After a slow start to the week, we finally got some economic data to digest this morning. First out was the...
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While the dollar touched a 15 month low and stocks hit a fresh 13 month high yesterday, the bond market minded it's own business, quietly trading in a tight range, ending the session near the intraday price high/yield lows. This calm and collected recovery in benchmark rates helped prices of mortgage...
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Despite benchmark Treasury rates moving higher last week, prices of mortgage-backed securities managed to hold their ground, allowing mortgage rates to maintain status quo in their recent range. To remind readers, as prices of mortgage-backed securities move higher, lenders are able to pass along lower...
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Mortgage rates continued to hold steady yesterday as prices of mortgage backed securities slowly inched higher yesterday. AQ and MG were discussing the supply and demand dynamics of the MBS market yesterday, citing several reasons for the stable range being held by MBS coupons, even as benchmark 10 year...
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The Federal Reserve released their statement on monetary policy and economic outlook yesterday. Although there were some changes to the text of the statement, markets got what they were expecting. The FOMC held the Fed funds rate at its current level and gave a cautiously optimistic outlook on the economy...
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Mortgage rates ticked higher yesterday as prices of mortgage backed securities were pressured lower by a selloff in the long end of the Treasury yield curve. To remind readers, as prices of MBS and Treasuries fall, their yields or rate increase…price and yield have an inverse relationship. No...
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Yesterday, following a better than expected read on Manufacturing and Pending Home Sales, benchmark rates backed up and prices of mortgage-backed securities moved lower, forcing several lenders to reissue new rate sheets with lower prices, therefore increasing consumer borrowing costs. The economic calendar...
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Last week ended on positive note for mortgage backed securities and mortgage rates. As stock indexes fell, market participants re-allocated portfolios from risky assets to safer investments, resulting in added demand for government AAA rated fixed income securities. The benchmark 10 yr Treasury note...