Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:18 AM
As we look ahead to the current week's calendar of events, we're starting to think that last week may have only been a diversion for the real attac...
Mon, Mar 12 2012, 1:58 PM
As expected, volume and volatility have been quite light today as the week's more meaningful events are on hold until tomorrow. This morning's schedu...
Fri, Mar 9 2012, 11:22 AM
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Fri, Mar 9 2012, 8:01 AM
Yesterday's Jobless Claims report--the day's only piece of domestic economic data--proved to be a non-event, with markets instead focusing on trading ...
Fri, Mar 9 2012, 4:22 PM
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Fri, Mar 9 2012, 2:53 PM
Today's headline is a bit of a play on Yesterday's: Mortgage Rates Completely Flat Ahead of Tomorrow's Jobs Data . The monthly Employment Situation ...
Fri, Mar 9 2012, 1:45 PM
Today had such good potential as far as market-movers go... Not only did we have The Employment Situation Report-- always the most important piece...
Thu, Mar 8 2012, 11:15 AM
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Thu, Mar 8 2012, 8:02 AM
Bond markets open today slightly weaker after an overnight session characterized by linear, uneventful selling within a range and extremely light volu...
Thu, Mar 8 2012, 4:37 PM
As capital market consultants, we spend a lot of time talking and thinking about servicing-what it is, how it is valued, and how it can be expected to...
Thu, Mar 8 2012, 4:15 PM
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Thu, Mar 8 2012, 2:32 PM
Yesterday, we noted that Mortgages Rates were essentially unchanged. By comparison, today is even more unchanged! Certainly, Best-Execution of...
Thu, Mar 8 2012, 1:50 PM
Late this afternoon, it's time once again to retire the current month's crop of Fannie and Freddie 30yr Fixed MBS. While the drop in prices between M...
Wed, Mar 7 2012, 12:36 AM
The chips are increasingly hitting the table in the poker match between Greece and its private sector bond-holders. Some higher profile banks have ac...
Wed, Mar 7 2012, 11:15 AM
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Wed, Mar 7 2012, 9:52 AM
Although MBS and Treasuries have recovered from their weaker levels of the morning, both sides of the market have had a tough time trying to rally b...
Wed, Mar 7 2012, 4:15 PM
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Wed, Mar 7 2012, 1:49 PM
Mortgages Rates were essentially unchanged today. Several lenders showed small improvements and at least as many, moderate deterioration, with one...
Tue, Mar 6 2012, 11:24 AM
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Tue, Mar 6 2012, 8:06 AM
Bond markets are modestly improved overnight as 10yr yields returned to their February midpoint near 1.98 after rumors circulated that the deadline fo...
Tue, Mar 6 2012, 4:24 PM
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Tue, Mar 6 2012, 2:44 PM
Mortgages Rates improved slightly today after rumors circulated regarding Greece's private bond swap efforts. Today's improvements tip the scales ...
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...
