Wed, Apr 11 2012, 4:43 PM
	
	
	
		Recent improvements in  Mortgages Rates   hit a snag today , and rose to fall roughly in line with Friday's levels.  However, with the exception of th...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Apr 11 2012, 4:20 PM
	
	
	
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    Flat, flavorless, and boring all day long...  Today's only action occurred in the overnight session...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Apr 10 2012, 12:24 AM
	
	
	
		Yesterday, we brushed up a bit on the  differences between technical and fundamental analysis .  That's probably worth revisiting considering that yes...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Apr 10 2012, 11:30 AM
	
	
	
		MBS Live : MBS Morning Market Summary
 
 
    As European markets continue to weaken into their close, bond markets continue to benefit from that f...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Apr 10 2012, 4:21 PM
	
	
	
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Although 10yr Treasuries were up more than half a point in price today (down 6bps in yield to 1.98's...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Apr 10 2012, 3:33 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates   improved again today , though some lenders' rates were little changed.  This marks the second day of moderate improvement and consol...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Apr 9 2012, 11:10 AM
	
	
	
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    Things have been quiet so far this morning, both in terms of volume and volatility.  We've seen just ...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Apr 9 2012, 7:58 AM
	
	
	
		With last week's  FOMC Minutes  out of the way on Tuesday, markets shifted gears into the last 3 days of the week--more interested in domestic economi...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Apr 9 2012, 4:11 PM
	
	
	
		MBS Live : MBS Afternoon Market Summary
 
 
    It might seem a bit   counterintuitive   in this age of sophisticated technology that an absence of...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Apr 9 2012, 3:15 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates   improved very slightly  in most cases today, though some lenders' rates were unchanged.  This follows a  strong move lower  by most ...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Apr 6 2012, 11:45 AM
	
	
	
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    How many "wow's" can 1 month hold?  In less than 30 day's, we've seen MBS drop abruptly to 4 month lo...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Apr 6 2012, 1:19 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates  moved  convincingly lower today  following a  weaker-than-expected Jobs report .  Combined with yesterday's gains, most lenders are a...
	
 
	
	
		Thu, Apr 5 2012, 11:55 PM
	
	
	
		Today's NFP has been looking  less and less exciting  over the past two days as bond markets have put in back to back winning sessions, both of them i...
	
 
	
	
		Thu, Apr 5 2012, 11:20 AM
	
	
	
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    The bulk of today's 'excitement,' if you can call it that, was really seen during the overnight hours...
	
 
	
	
		Thu, Apr 5 2012, 4:15 PM
	
	
	
		MBS Live : MBS Afternoon Market Summary
 
 
 Today's trading levels couldn't have been more boring after the relative excitement of waking up to sl...
	
 
	
	
		Thu, Apr 5 2012, 3:25 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates  experienced some solid gains today given the relatively uneventful trading in the bond markets that influence them .    This goes a l...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Apr 4 2012, 11:54 PM
	
	
	
		In yesterday's morning post, we noted that the ADP data would have to confirm further bearishness in order for Tuesday's lows to get a test of weaker ...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Apr 4 2012, 11:19 AM
	
	
	
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    Bond markets continue to trade in better territory than yesterday's weakest levels.  Most of the impr...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Apr 4 2012, 8:02 AM
	
	
	
		MBS went  cliff-diving  on Tuesday following the release of the FOMC Minutes from the 3/13/11 meeting.  Interesting that it was the 3/13/11 meeting th...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Apr 4 2012, 4:17 PM
	
	
	
		MBS Live : MBS Afternoon Market Summary
 
 
    MBS and Treasuries have both been eerily quiet today when viewed against the backdrop of yesterday'...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Apr 4 2012, 2:26 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates   improved only moderately today   despite a stronger bounce back in underlying bond markets.      The Best-Execution Conventional 30y...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Apr 3 2012, 11:15 AM
	
	
	
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   The market is doing relatively nothing to hide the fact that it's holding its breath ahead of today...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Apr 3 2012, 7:54 AM
	
	
	
		Bond markets continued to tiptoe around the task of hinting at any  forceful commitment  in one direction or another yesterday, and clues were in shor...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Apr 3 2012, 5:01 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates   got crushed today, relatively speaking.    It's ironic that we noted yesterday's rates as getting close to 3/13's levels because tod...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Apr 3 2012, 4:29 PM
	
	
	
		MBS Live : MBS Afternoon Market Summary
 
 
MBS have sold off mightily in the wake of today's FOMC minutes.  The many alerts do a good job of recap...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Apr 2 2012, 12:46 AM
	
	
	
		Bond markets coasted into Friday afternoon in eerily stable fashion, and seemed set to head out for the weekend in significantly better territory than...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Apr 2 2012, 2:23 PM
	
	
	
		After moving higher on Friday afternoon,  Mortgages Rates   eased back down to Thursday's levels,   leaving them in slightly better shape than most of...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Mar 30 2012, 12:25 AM
	
	
	
		For bond markets, yesterday was essentially a reassertion of Wednesday's strongest levels.  Well, maybe it was also a failed attempt to confirm a brea...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Mar 30 2012, 11:34 AM
	
	
	
		The day has been woefully uneventful so far, at least with respect to what it might have been...  Rather than get any sort of meaningful "vote" from m...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Mar 30 2012, 10:29 AM
	
	
	
		  My interest was recently piqued by a report in National Mortgage News entitled “Confidential Report:  Jumbo Conduits Folding.”  The report stated t...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Mar 30 2012, 4:12 PM
	
	
	
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 Things could have gone either way into this month-end/quarter-end trading day, either running out of steam at recent highs ...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Mar 30 2012, 3:20 PM
	
	
	
		After improving yesterday,  Mortgages Rates   moved higher today , falling roughly in line with mid-week offerings depending on the lender .   The wea...
	
 
	
	
		Thu, Mar 29 2012, 12:03 AM
	
	
	
		Wednesday's trade was  volatile .  S&P's moved almost 20 points lower and almost 10 points back higher by the end of the session, MBS hit n ew multi-w...
	
 
	
	
		Thu, Mar 29 2012, 11:16 AM
	
	
	
		MBS Live : Improved After Data, Holding Pattern Until Auction  
 Things have been fairly uneventful following the morning data.  MBS and Treasuries b...
	
 
	
	
		Thu, Mar 29 2012, 4:16 PM
	
	
	
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 MBS had a good day heading into the 7yr auction after getting a lift from this morning's uneventful GDP and big upward revi...
	
 
	
	
		Thu, Mar 29 2012, 3:32 PM
	
	
	
		After holding steady yesterday,  Mortgages Rates   moved slightly lower today , hitting their  best levels since March 13  th  .   Lender offerings ha...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Mar 28 2012, 11:52 AM
	
	
	
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 MBS and Treasuries got a boost in general from earlier news that Germany is pushing to limit the expansion of EU bailout ...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Mar 28 2012, 4:19 PM
	
	
	
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		Wed, Mar 28 2012, 2:43 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates   broke a sideways streak to move lower yesterday, but are   right back to their 'sideways ways' today!   This keeps the Conventional ...
	
 
	
	
		Wed, Mar 28 2012, 1:01 AM
	
	
	
		Yesterday's rally was  impressive  inasmuch as it was a  calm, directional  move to  higher  prices for MBS (lower yields for benchmarks such as 10yr ...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Mar 27 2012, 11:14 AM
	
	
	
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 The bond market rally that began with this morning's stronger opening levels, continues into the 11am hour after the earl...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Mar 27 2012, 4:09 PM
	
	
	
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  Too many days like today and we'll be sitting ducks for the next gyration to the downside in bond prices...   Today w...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Mar 27 2012, 3:28 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates  were eerily quiet over the past 3 sessions, but they  broke that streak today to move lower .  The Conventional 30yr Fixed Best-Execu...
	
 
	
	
		Tue, Mar 27 2012, 2:14 AM
	
	
	
		While Tuesday's calendar of events is by no means the most robust of the week, it marks a  noticeable acceleration  from that of Monday, especially in...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Mar 26 2012, 11:12 AM
	
	
	
		MBS Live : MBS MID-DAY 
 
 Volatility has been the name of the game this morning, although that theme has been playing out more for Treasuries than ...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Mar 26 2012, 8:10 AM
	
	
	
		With all the recent preference given to "tradeflows and technicals" in our analysis, we see the week ahead as standing a good chance of merging those ...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Mar 26 2012, 4:09 PM
	
	
	
		MBS Live : Volatile Session, But Contained 
 
 Both MBS and Treasuries made trips between their highs and lows several times in rapid succession ear...
	
 
	
	
		Mon, Mar 26 2012, 3:25 PM
	
	
	
		Mortgages Rates  have been  nearly identical for the past 3 sessions.   That means that Conventional 30yr Fixed Best-Execution Rates begin the week at...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Mar 23 2012, 8:08 AM
	
	
	
		Bond markets improved overnight and may have a familiar friend to thank for it.  Greece is back in the news, or at least we think so...  We haven't se...
	
 
	
	
		Fri, Mar 23 2012, 4:16 PM
	
	
	
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