Uneventful Monday; MBS Underperform

In the bigger picture, bonds were flat on Monday without any major volatility in either direction. But if we break out the microscope, we find longer-term Treasuries rallying modestly while MBS lost 1 tick by the 3pm close. In today's case, the MBS underperformance is most easily attributed to Treasuries' underperformance on Friday. Specifically, 10yr yields pressed up to new highs by the end of the day whereas MBS held just slightly above their mid-day lows. Said another way, if we look back 2 trading sessions instead of 1, there's no noticeable underperformance. The flat vibes are consistent with an absence of actionable info. This will change as the week continues, especially on Wednesday (Fed Minutes) and Thursday (NFP).