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FNMA 3.5
101-17 : +0-20
FNMA 4.0
103-21 : +0-16
FNMA 4.5
105-12 : +0-14
FNMA 5.0
107-07 : +0-11
GNMA 3.5
103-15 : +0-19
GNMA 4.0
106-12 : +0-15
GNMA 4.5
108-09 : +0-14
GNMA 5.0
109-19 : +0-10
FHLMC 3.5
101-11 : +0-20
FHLMC 4.0
103-15 : +0-17
FHLMC 4.5
105-02 : +0-15
FHLMC 5.0
106-30 : +0-13
Pricing as of 4:02 PM EST
Afternoon Market Updates
A recap of MBS Market Updates provided by MND Analysts and streamed live to the MBS Live Dashboard.
4:00PM  :  Econ Data and 5yr Auction Tomorrow, but EU Summit Dominates
To say the EU Summit will dominate tomorrow's market movers is a bit ironic considering the mere expectation of its occurrence (and potentially informative conclusion) has already been the biggest market mover in the room for several sessions now. Indeed where today's bond-market-friendly gyrations originated and flourished. Will they merely bounce back tomorrow if the news out of the summit is not as friendly to bonds?

It's hard to say, but certainly, volatility is a risk in either direction. No new ground was broken today with respect to the broader range of 2.109 and 2.231 in 10yr notes. In fact, the fact that we're right on the edge of that frames today's rally as something of a "calculated move." Cold and logical...

Forget logic tomorrow though, it could be a wild ride. Then again, it could be anticlimactic. Durable goods hits in the AM as the only major US Econ data and of course the 5yr auction at 1pm remains a market-moving threat. The full run-down on data can be found here:
2:22PM  :  ALERT: Additional Rate Sheet Improvements Possible. Big Rally For MBS
The gains in MBS today are now nearing "face-melter" status as Fannie 3.5's are up 20 ticks to 101-17. 10yr yields are 10bps lower, almost 11 bps lower at 2.217. All this on a combination of factors ranging from earlier headlines about a meeting of EU Finance Ministers being cancelled just ahead of tomorrow's summit, Italy on the skids, and technical momentum shifting. Rate sheets are easily due for another round of improvements at these prices, but we'd need to see them level off for a majority of lenders to get on board.
11:01AM  :  ALERT: MBS at New Highs. Reprice Outlook Positive for Early Sheets
The timing of this morning's gains are potentially frustrating depending on the lender from whom you're hoping to see improved pricing. Some released rates well enough before recent gains that a reprice for the better wouldn't be out of the question. Many others came out a bit "too recently" for current gains to suggest reprices for the better.

So this is one of those situations where you'll have to "know your lender" and have some sort of idea of what past precedent suggests about their repricing behavior. We can tell you though, that Fannie 3.5's are up 14 ticks at 101-11 and 10yr yields are testing an important floor in the 2.15's (currently at 2.159).

Finally, there's the element of "suddenness" of this rally. It may keep going or it may bounce. Too soon to tell for sure, but so far, the reprice outlook is certainly positive.
Featured Market Discussion
A recap of the featured comments from the Live Discussion on the MBS Live Dashboard.
Matt Hodges  :  "REPRICE: 3:47 PM - Suntrust Better"
Bill Laffey  :  "not sure if anyone answered the question re: timing of announcement, and if so, sorry for repeat, but here's the timeline: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/125592.pdf"
Victor Burek  :  "REPRICE: 3:21 PM - Flagstar Better"
Matthew Graham  :  "REPRICE: 3:17 PM - Plaza Better"
Matthew Graham  :  "although I always think of bond market resistance as "bad" and/or "naughty, evil" etc..."
Matthew Graham  :  "yes Jeff"
Jeff Anderson  :  "2.12ish has been good resistance, right?"
Brent Borcherding  :  "Hey, MG. As exciting as this is...have we effectively jsut moved to the low end of a range?"
Matthew Graham  :  "amen Robbie"
Rob Clark  :  "not to be johnny raincloud but this can change really fast."
Michael Tadros  :  "REPRICE: 2:31 PM - Interbank Better"
Bryce Schetselaar  :  "REPRICE: 2:31 PM - Stearns Lending Better"
Victor Burek  :  "REPRICE: 2:29 PM - Plaza Better"
Rob Clark  :  "REPRICE: 2:27 PM - Citi Better"
Grant R. Menard  :  "REPRICE: 2:26 PM - FPF Wholesale Better"
Brent Pentzien  :  "REPRICE: 1:34 PM - Met-Life Better"
lisamelby1  :  "REPRICE: 12:20 PM - BB&T Better"
Bert Swyers  :  "REPRICE: 12:19 PM - PHH Better"
Jeff Anderson  :  "REPRICE: 12:03 PM - GMAC Better"
Eric Franson  :  "REPRICE: 11:54 AM - Wells Fargo Better"
BVG  :  "Interbank usually priced well"
Matthew Graham  :  "depends on the day and your relationships. GMAC Correspondent has been aggressive recently"
Joey Hansen  :  "Hi all, I'm wondering who has rates and pricing comparable to Provident. They're not one of our lenders, so I'm wondering who the "next best" price leader is."
Scott Valins  :  "REPRICE: 11:46 AM - Fifth Third Mortgage Better"
Jason York  :  "REPRICE: 11:40 AM - Chase Better"
MMNJ  :  "REPRICE: 11:39 AM - Provident Funding Better"
Matthew Graham  :  "REPRICE: 11:35 AM - Nexbank Better"
Mike Drews  :  "REPRICE: 11:23 AM - Franklin American Better"