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MBS Day Ahead: Trends in Treasuries and Mortgage Rates Are in Conflict

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by Matthew Graham on June 12 2020, 9:38 AM

Yesterday, after 4 straight days of improvements, the bond market easily returned to the trading range that had been intact for 6 weeks (until it was broken by last week's big selling spree). But are yields returning to a flat range, or one that is...
MBS RECAP: Bonds Back in Business; More New All-Time Low Rates

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by Matthew Graham on June 11 2020, 4:53 PM

Bonds Back in Business; More New All-Time Low Rates What a difference a week makes! Last week, the order of the day was to lament the negative momentum shift that took bond yields up and out of established ranges. Now we're already in a position to...
MBS Day Ahead: Bonds Confirm Reentry Into The Range

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by Matthew Graham on June 11 2020, 8:43 AM

We'll have to be careful about thinking or saying that bonds have "confirmed" any sort of shift when it comes to established ranges or trends. The last time we were in such a position was late last week when yields were clearly breaking...
MBS RECAP: Fed Delivers. Bonds Surge

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by Matthew Graham on June 10 2020, 3:42 PM

Fed Delivers. Bonds Surge As far as the Fed is concerned, bonds don't have to stress out about rates rising too terribly quickly right now. Granted, they can only directly control the shortest-term rates, but they just pledged to keep buying as much...
Differences Between Previous and Current FOMC Statements

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by Matthew Graham on June 10 2020, 2:03 PM

The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals. The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic...
MBS Day Ahead: MBS Prices Roll; Here Comes The Fed

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by Matthew Graham on June 10 2020, 9:09 AM

The word "roll" has a few meanings around here. For those who participate in MBS markets at a higher level, "dollar rolls" are actual tradeable positions that involve selling one delivery month of MBS to buy a future delivery month...
MBS RECAP: Bond Rally or a Token Bounce After Last Week's Rout?

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by Matthew Graham on June 09 2020, 4:42 PM

Bond Rally or a Token Bounce After Last Week's Rout? Last week saw rates rise at the fastest pace in months in an apparent lift-off from an extended stint near all-time lows. Now the current week looks vastly different with bonds set to improve significantly...
MBS Day Ahead: Time to Talk About a New Rate Ceiling Already?

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by Matthew Graham on June 09 2020, 8:43 AM

Last week saw rates rise at the fastest pace in months in an apparent lift-off from an extended stint near all-time lows. Now the current week looks vastly different with bonds set to improve significantly for a 2nd straight day. Is it already time to...
MBS RECAP: Surprisingly Strong Day Made Possible By Last Week's Rout

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by Matthew Graham on June 08 2020, 3:34 PM

Surprisingly Strong Day Made Possible By Last Week's Rout After last week's rout at the hands of stronger economic data, bonds have been able to enjoy a nominal correction to start the new week. Looking ahead, the bond market's biggest hope...
MBS Day Ahead: Will Fed Week Save Bonds?

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by Matthew Graham on June 08 2020, 8:53 AM

Bonds are coming off their roughest week in months with yields rising at their quickest pace since the mega-volatility seen during the panicked sell-off in March 2020. Before that, we'd have to go back to October 2019 (the initial bounce from the...
MBS RECAP: That Escalated Quickly, But MBS Recovered Fairly Nicely

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by Matthew Graham on June 05 2020, 4:04 PM

That Escalated Quickly, But MBS Recovered Fairly Nicely After weeks and weeks (6, to be specific) of extraordinarily calm and narrow trading ranges in ultra-low-yield territory, the bond market has suddenly decided it's time to jump back up toward...
MBS Day Ahead: Panic In The Bond Market; Why So Serious?

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by Matthew Graham on June 05 2020, 8:18 AM

After weeks and weeks (6, to be specific) of extraordinarily calm and narrow trading ranges in ultra-low-yield territory, the bond market has suddenly decided it's time to jump back up toward higher yields. The move is fairly large, abrupt, and serious...
MBS RECAP: Big Risks Ahead For Rates and Some Solid Opporunities Right Now

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by Matthew Graham on June 04 2020, 4:15 PM

Big Risks Ahead For Rates and Some Solid Opporunities Right Now Treasury yields broke one important ceiling yesterday (.74%) and another today at .79% before finding support at .823%. This leaves them at the highest levels since late March and in danger...
MBS Day Ahead: Another Chance to Defend The Range

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by Matthew Graham on June 04 2020, 8:50 AM

Yesterday's econ data caused a stir in the bond market, forcing yields to break above a key ceiling at .74%. Can they make it back below that ceiling today or will things go from bad to worse with a break of the next important ceiling at .79%? The...
MBS RECAP: Bonds Suddenly Wondering if They've Been Too Gloomy on The Economy

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by Matthew Graham on June 03 2020, 3:54 PM

Econ Data Causing Bonds to Reconsider Commitment to Super Low Yields Bonds haven't been interested in econ data because none of it has had the ability to tell much of a story. Today's ADP Employment report is arguably an exception as it was staggeringly...

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30 Yr FRM 2.94%
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15 Yr FRM 2.64%
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30YR FNMA 5.0 109-01 (-0-08)
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30YR FNMA 5.5 109-23 (-0-15)

Recent Housing Data:

Mortgage Apps -1.84%
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Refinance Index -2.20%
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Purchase Index -1.28%

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