Fri, Jan 13 2012, 11:15 AM
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Fri, Jan 13 2012, 8:15 AM
Volume was moderate overnight after a healthy session yesterday. 10yr yields rose to yesterday's highs around 1.94 around 230am this morning before c...
Fri, Jan 13 2012, 4:15 PM
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Fri, Jan 13 2012, 3:54 PM
How many times will we have the opportunity to write this headline in 2012? Yet again, Mortgage Rates
on average, have broken recently set record...
Fri, Jan 13 2012, 2:52 PM
In both long and short term contexts, MBS's march to the top has been uncanny in terms of its stability and determination. Lately we've noted with in...
Thu, Jan 12 2012, 11:24 AM
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Thu, Jan 12 2012, 10:02 AM
Economic Data Recap:
Retail Sales - Perhaps the most anticipated report of the week, December Retail Sales, missed expectations this morning, r...
Thu, Jan 12 2012, 8:17 AM
Stocks are moderately higher overnight, led by European averages after much better-than-expected debt auctions in Spain and Hungary. S&P futures rose...
Thu, Jan 12 2012, 4:24 PM
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Thu, Jan 12 2012, 3:11 PM
Mortgage Rates
held steady to slightly improved today. This comes after yesterday marked the first hint of rate drama we've seen in 2012, which wa...
Wed, Jan 11 2012, 11:24 AM
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Wed, Jan 11 2012, 11:15 AM
As has been the case so many times of late, MBS are holding steady while benchmarks are trending. Fannie 3.5's are basically trading at opening level...
Wed, Jan 11 2012, 8:47 AM
From MBS Live this morning: It's ironic that the original lyrics to "Silent Night" were written in German ("stille nacht,") because our overnight se...
Wed, Jan 11 2012, 5:15 PM
Yesterday marked the first day in 2012 where Mortgage Rates
increased by any sort of statistically significant amount. Even so, it was only signi...
Wed, Jan 11 2012, 4:24 PM
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Wed, Jan 11 2012, 2:50 PM
Earlier today on MBS Live, after briefly discussing the results of today's 10yr Auction, a question came up basically asking if I could explain what I...
Tue, Jan 10 2012, 11:23 AM
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Tue, Jan 10 2012, 11:11 AM
There's a palpable lack of excitement in bond markets today despite improving volume. One might consider the highest S&P levels in more than 4 months...
Tue, Jan 10 2012, 8:14 AM
A general uptick in "risk-on" trading prevailed overnight. Volume remains somewhat subdued versus the healthier days from the end of last week, but i...
Tue, Jan 10 2012, 4:23 PM
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Tue, Jan 10 2012, 3:12 PM
Mortgage Rates finally experienced their first noticeable move higher in 2012, although it should be noted that "noticeable" doesn't necessarily mean...
Mon, Jan 9 2012, 11:15 AM
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Mon, Jan 9 2012, 11:10 AM
Throughout late 2011, Fannie 3.0's truly took on a role as "it that shall not be named" in the Live Chat window on MBS Live! Indeed, at almost no poin...
Mon, Jan 9 2012, 8:09 AM
The week promises to be a relatively busy one, even if it's being kicked off with a quiet overnight session. Japan was out on Holiday and with little...
Mon, Jan 9 2012, 4:15 PM
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Mon, Jan 9 2012, 2:55 PM
Mortgage Rates
continued a trend of slight, incremental improvements today, meaning that--on average--it's another record setting day. As has been ...
Fri, Jan 6 2012, 11:24 AM
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Fri, Jan 6 2012, 10:58 AM
Latest alert from MBS Live:
Bond Markets In Rally Mode Following NFP, Testing Techs, Possible Reprices 10:46 AM
MBS and Treasuries both enco...
Fri, Jan 6 2012, 8:16 AM
It was a quiet overnight session with little data of importance and strikingly low volume when juxtaposed with yesterday's strong showing. This would...
Fri, Jan 6 2012, 4:24 PM
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Fri, Jan 6 2012, 3:40 PM
Mortgage Rates
are simply on a tear... New records were set yesterday and again today--granted, by only small margins each time and only with respe...
Fri, Jan 6 2012, 3:10 PM
What a day! A better-than-expected Non-Farm-Payrolls print giving way to a bond market rally with MBS at their highest levels in over 3 months--who'd...
Thu, Jan 5 2012, 11:24 AM
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Thu, Jan 5 2012, 8:41 AM
The overnight session was fairly lackluster although volume clearly continues to build into the new year. 10yr yields traded a range inside the highs ...
Thu, Jan 5 2012, 4:24 PM
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Thu, Jan 5 2012, 4:07 PM
Mortgage Rates
continue to demonstrate an uncanny stability at all-time-lows. As far as the actual rates being quoted, nothing has changed. Best-E...
Thu, Jan 5 2012, 1:41 PM
The ADP Employment figures that come out each month, 2 days before The Employment Situation Report (1 day before this month due to the shortened week)...
Wed, Jan 4 2012, 11:24 AM
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Wed, Jan 4 2012, 8:24 AM
The day kicks off on positive note for bond markets which have held their gains at the start of the New York session. This follows on the heels of a ...
Wed, Jan 4 2012, 4:29 PM
Mortgage Rates
continue to operate at the same Best-Execution levels with only minor variations in borrowing costs between lenders on any given day....
Wed, Jan 4 2012, 4:24 PM
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Wed, Jan 4 2012, 3:46 PM
Although it's not unheard of for a lender to show up late to a "reprice-for-the-worse" party after MBS prices are noticeably bouncing back, the risks ...
Tue, Jan 3 2012, 12:15 PM
As expected, volume has been significantly better than in recent holiday weeks, although still nowhere near early December norms. MBS and Treasuries ...
Tue, Jan 3 2012, 11:19 AM
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Tue, Jan 3 2012, 8:28 AM
Although we begin another week with only four trading days, the week
ahead is a different breed than the last few of December, which for the
most ...
Tue, Jan 3 2012, 4:19 PM
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Tue, Jan 3 2012, 4:00 PM
Mortgage Rates are slightly higher to begin the new year, but Best-Execution levels remain intact at 3.875%. That being the case, most loan scenario...
Fri, Dec 30 2011, 12:20 PM
September 21st, 2011 was a very important day for MBS, perhaps the most important since the Fed initially announced their intent to purchase MBS outri...
Fri, Dec 30 2011, 11:19 AM
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Fri, Dec 30 2011, 8:25 AM
Today promises to be another low volume and uninspired session, as were the Asian and European sessions overnight. Volumes remain in line with their ...
