Tue, Mar 6 2012, 1:06 PM
MBS and Treasuries continue to trade in positive territory in reasonably strong volume on what has turned out to be a good example of a "risk-off" day...
Mon, Mar 5 2012, 11:24 AM
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Mon, Mar 5 2012, 7:56 AM
Bond markets experienced almost the full spectrum of February's range last week, with 10yr yields moving from the lows of the range, to the highs, and...
Mon, Mar 5 2012, 4:24 PM
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Mon, Mar 5 2012, 3:44 PM
As is sometimes the case on Monday's, market movements and changes in Mortgages Rates are fairly subdued to begin the week. Mortgage rates are so...
Mon, Mar 5 2012, 1:01 PM
MBS opened today just over the well-travelled 103-10 pivot point and moved higher to hold a sideways range around 103-16 since 10am. Volume has been ...
Fri, Mar 2 2012, 11:19 AM
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Fri, Mar 2 2012, 10:05 AM
It's been a good morning so far for production MBS as Fannie 3.5's are back above price levels from Wednesday afternoon. Improving the situation is s...
Fri, Mar 2 2012, 7:43 AM
Bond markets spent most of the day yesterday defending recent ranges as MBS and 10yr yields were both backed up against recent technical support. Thi...
Fri, Mar 2 2012, 4:24 PM
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Fri, Mar 2 2012, 2:24 PM
Mortgages Rates were sharply higher yesterday, but have recovered a significant portion of those losses today. The most noticeable movement was ...
Thu, Mar 1 2012, 11:19 AM
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Thu, Mar 1 2012, 6:58 AM
Wednesday lived up to the hype, which we suggested was overly
downplayed by the time the key events hit. Then again, 10yr yields were
still under...
Thu, Mar 1 2012, 4:19 PM
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Thu, Mar 1 2012, 3:55 PM
Mortgages Rates are sharply higher over the past two days, and Conventional 30yr Fixed Best-Execution rates moved up from 3.875% to 4.0% unequivocal...
Thu, Mar 1 2012, 1:12 PM
MBS continue to trade in the red into the afternoon basically in the same range as this morning. Despite the jump lower in prices today, we're still...
Wed, Feb 29 2012, 12:07 AM
Markets mostly shrugged off a much-better-than-expected Consumer
Confidence number on Tuesday in favor of a much worse-than-expected
Durable Goods...
Wed, Feb 29 2012, 11:19 AM
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Wed, Feb 29 2012, 4:19 PM
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Wed, Feb 29 2012, 4:12 PM
A topic of particular current interest is the state of the ARM market , particularly with respect to the factors that drive ARM lending rates. Despit...
Wed, Feb 29 2012, 3:02 PM
Mortgages Rates snapped an relatively long streak of stability, moving higher for the first time in a week after digesting today's high-risk events. ...
Wed, Feb 29 2012, 2:15 PM
( MBS Live ) - 1:51 PM - For all the apparent drama on the short term charts, today's sell-off in bond markets is rather orderly in broader contexts. ...
Tue, Feb 28 2012, 12:51 AM
After a Monday with only one major economic report, Tuesday's calendar is busier by comparison. Additionally, Today's data has more more market-movin...
Tue, Feb 28 2012, 11:19 AM
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Tue, Feb 28 2012, 4:19 PM
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Tue, Feb 28 2012, 3:15 PM
Mortgages Rates have strung together 5 consecutive days of either holding steady or slight improvements. Best-Execution for 30yr Fixed Conventional ...
Tue, Feb 28 2012, 1:36 PM
Bond markets came into today in positive territory from the outset. Technical conditions helped foster bullish momentum for Treasuries overnight and ...
Mon, Feb 27 2012, 12:43 AM
Although Non-Farm Payrolls does not make it onto this week's scheduled in it's traditional 'first Friday of the month' slot, there's still more domest...
Mon, Feb 27 2012, 12:40 PM
Very little has changed from this morning. There haven't been any significant market moving events for MBS. The most noticeable uptick in bond marke...
Mon, Feb 27 2012, 11:17 AM
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Mon, Feb 27 2012, 4:17 PM
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Mon, Feb 27 2012, 2:53 PM
Mortgages Rates
finished out the previous week in positive fashion, logging three straight days of minor improvements after beginning the week poor...
Fri, Feb 24 2012, 12:43 AM
In terms of economic data, the day kicks off with the more important
of the two reports offered: Consumer Sentiment at 9:55am. The forecast
calls...
Fri, Feb 24 2012, 11:17 AM
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Fri, Feb 24 2012, 4:17 PM
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Fri, Feb 24 2012, 3:44 PM
After beginning the week in significantly worse shape, Mortgages Rates finish the week having fought back in small increments against that weakness ...
Fri, Feb 24 2012, 1:16 PM
So far, today has been a serious snoozer for bond markets. Volume is low and volatility is all but absent as 10yr notes and production MBS continue...
Thu, Feb 23 2012, 12:00 AM
Wednesday ended on a positive note for Mortgage-Backed Securities and Treasuries after uneventful economic data in the morning, a reasonable 5yr Note ...
Thu, Feb 23 2012, 11:17 AM
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Thu, Feb 23 2012, 10:33 AM
This morning's release of weekly Jobless Claims data turned out to be a relative non-event as the 351k claims perfectly matched last week's numbers (r...
Thu, Feb 23 2012, 7:27 PM
Previously we discussed the technical factor convexity .
Another set of technical factors that impact secondary managers are in
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Thu, Feb 23 2012, 7:23 PM
In a few recent columns, we’ve talked about duration and convexity in the context of changing market prices. They are some of the most misunderst...
Thu, Feb 23 2012, 4:17 PM
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Thu, Feb 23 2012, 3:46 PM
Mortgages Rates
continued to improve at a slow and steady pace. After rising somewhat abruptly into the end of last week and beginning of the curr...
Wed, Feb 22 2012, 11:20 AM
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Wed, Feb 22 2012, 4:16 PM
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Wed, Feb 22 2012, 4:07 PM
Yesterday marked the first time since late January that Best-Execution Mortgages Rates
stood at 4.0% on average, as opposed to what had been the p...
Wed, Feb 22 2012, 1:56 PM
From a technical standpoint, the past few sessions have been a fairly gloomy scene for MBS and Treasuries--our two representatives from those camps be...
Wed, Feb 22 2012, 1:46 AM
As readers may be aware, we're rather fond of being close to utterly
dismissive of 2yr Treasury Note Auctions as significant market moving
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Tue, Feb 21 2012, 11:20 AM
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