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Tuesday 9/23 ...Off the lows

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by Matthew Graham on September 23 2008, 9:33 AM

MBS have opened slightly higher today. There are no economic reports being released that will move the markets, so it appears that headlines and stocks will drive the trading. Big Ben Bernanke and Sec. Paulson will be on Capital Hill testifying on the...
Monday 9/22 ... Bump in the Road...

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by Matthew Graham on September 22 2008, 10:54 AM

This week brings us the release of very few economic reports which have the ability to move the markets. Seems like the week will be driven by the headlines, mainly the government's plan to bring stability to the financial markets. As you might know...
Friday 9/19 ... The roller coaster ride continues..

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by Matthew Graham on September 19 2008, 10:51 AM

Today brings the release of no economic reports. The big news of the day is Sec. Paulson giving more details of the government program to remove bad debts off of banks books. Before Sec. Paulson's press conference, mbs fell dramatically, but as he...
Thursday 9/18 ... Another bumpy ride...

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by Matthew Graham on September 18 2008, 10:36 AM

Today brought us the release of 3 economic reports. First, weekly jobless claims came in higher then expected and the 4 week average remains very high, this is MBS positive. Next we had the release of the Philly Fed Index which came in higher then expected...
Wednesday 9/17 ... AIG gets a loan...

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by Matthew Graham on September 17 2008, 10:19 AM

Insurance giant AIG was given a loan from the federal government to prevent them from filing bankruptcy. This appears to be an action that the government had to take as a failure with AIG would have had far reaching affects on the global economy. The...
Tuesday 9/16 ... Inflation is moderating..

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by Matthew Graham on September 16 2008, 9:41 AM

This morning brought us the release of the consumer price index, which measures inflation at the consumer level. The numbers show that inflation is moderating as the fed has continually said this year. The overall CPI number came in at a -.1% drop versus...
Monday 9/15 ... It's all Lehman

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by Matthew Graham on September 15 2008, 10:09 AM

Well, the Lehman saga is coming to a conclusion. They have filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and in a flight to quality(where investors pull money out of equities and into the safe haven of fixed income), mortgage backed securities are back where they were...
Friday 9/12 ... Key economic reports released...

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by Matthew Graham on September 12 2008, 10:30 AM

And nobody seems to care. This morning we had key economic reports released on inflation, retail sales and consumer sentiment. First the inflation reports, the headline producer price index came in well below economists expectations of -.5% drop to come...
Thursday 9/11 ... Remember

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by Matthew Graham on September 11 2008, 9:55 AM

Take a moment today to remember the people whose lives were lost and whose lives where forever changed in the 9/11 attacks in 2001.... Today we had the release of several economic reports. First of all, the weekly jobless claims came in at 445,000 where...
Wednesday 9/10 .... Uncertainty rules the day

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by Matthew Graham on September 10 2008, 9:58 AM

After a huge rally Monday, our MBS' are giving back some of their gains. For a technical analysis of this, click on the professional blog above. In easy to understand terms, and in the light of baseball playoffs being right around the corner, MBS...
Tuesday 9/9/ ... The Day After

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by Matthew Graham on September 09 2008, 10:19 AM

It appears that things are settling down in the MBS market today, after an unprecedented day yesterday where rates improved by close to .50%. There are no big economic reports to be released today other then pending new home sales which is generally not...
Monday 9/8 .... Treasury steps in to help

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by Matthew Graham on September 08 2008, 9:13 AM

The big news is that the Treasury Department has stepped in and placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship. This is hugely important as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac insure over 5 trillion dollars in mortgages and their failure would almost completely...
Friday 9/5 ... Jobs report released....

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by Matthew Graham on September 05 2008, 11:46 AM

This morning we had the release of non farm payrolls and unemployement numbers. First of all the non farms payroll came in a little worse at a loss of -84,000 vs expectations of a -75,000 loss, and the prior 2 months numbers were also revised to show...
Thursday 9/4 ....

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by Matthew Graham on September 05 2008, 11:45 AM

Today we had the release of a couple economic reports that generally have market moving impact. First was the weekly jobless claims. Economists where expecting the number to be at 420,000 but it came in at 444,000 but the more important continuing claims...
Wednesday 9/3 ... Things looking good

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by Matthew Graham on September 05 2008, 11:43 AM

After a bumpy morning, Mortgage Backed Securities are on the rise again. The only relevant reports coming out today is the Fed's Beige Book and factory orders. Factory orders came in well above expectations(this is good news for stocks, which is usually...

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