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
events ...
Tue, Feb 21 2012, 11:20 AM
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Tue, Feb 21 2012, 8:21 AM
Bond markets are slightly weaker from Friday's latest levels as the Greek bailout that has been the markets focal point for several weeks, was technic...
Tue, Feb 21 2012, 4:20 PM
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Tue, Feb 21 2012, 3:31 PM
For the first time since late January, Best-Execution Mortgages Rates moved back to 4.0%. Over the past month, the rate averaged 3.875% despite ple...
Tue, Feb 21 2012, 1:47 PM
It's getting to be fairly popular to dismiss the ongoing efforts to stave off a default in Greece as "can-kicking," etc. We're guilty of this, but re...
Fri, Feb 17 2012, 12:47 AM
Stronger than expected employment data, via weekly Jobless Claims
printing 348k versus a 365k consensus, combined with a poorly received
30yr TIPS...
Fri, Feb 17 2012, 11:20 AM
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Fri, Feb 17 2012, 9:21 AM
Bond markets are trying to find their footing this morning after yesterday's weakness extended through the overnight session. News that the ECB may g...
Fri, Feb 17 2012, 4:20 PM
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Fri, Feb 17 2012, 2:25 PM
Mortgages Rates are higher for the 2nd day in a row. Unlike the movement we normally see, which limits itself to affecting closing costs as opposed ...
Thu, Feb 16 2012, 11:24 AM
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Thu, Feb 16 2012, 7:37 AM
Relatively late in the domestic session yesterday, a few details finally
emerged from the conference call between Greece and the Eurogroup. They
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Thu, Feb 16 2012, 4:15 PM
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Thu, Feb 16 2012, 2:55 PM
Mortgages Rates reversed a recent trend of gradual improvement, moving higher today after a better-than-expected read on employment from this morning...
Thu, Feb 16 2012, 1:29 PM
MBS and Treasuries are having a rough day after a one-two punch from European headlines and a lousy 30yr TIPs auction. We'll start with the latter as...
