Has Everything Changed After Powell Speech? Powell's speech was the only Fed communication on the calendar today, but they surprised markets by dropping a policy change on their website.  Suddenly, the journalistic coverage of today's Powell speech no longer seems insanely presumptuous.  But did the Fed really say anything new?  And if not, why are markets reacting like they are?  We'll discuss this in today's video. Econ Data / Events 20min of Fed 30yr UMBS Buying  10am, 1130am (M-F) and 1pm (T-Th) Jobless Claims 1.006m vs 1.0m f'cast Q2 GDP (1st revision) -31.7 vs -32.5 f'cast Market Movement Recap 08:16 AM Moderately stronger to start after quiet overnight trading.  Treasuries were unchanged until 3am, then rallied modestly with European bonds.  Stocks are effectively unchanged and MBS are opening 3 ticks (0.09) higher. 09:23 AM Both stocks and bonds improved moderately but quickly as the Fed surprised the market with an actual policy document on its website (more on that HERE).  10yr yields were down more than 3bps for a moment, but have bounced 1bp up to .667.  2.0 UMBS rallied and bounced as well--currently right in line with pre-Powell highs.  Even as this is typed, a potential knee-jerk bounce is taking shape.  More to follow if that continues... 09:46 AM Knee-jerk confirmed.  MBS down nearly a quarter point from the post-Powell highs.  10yr yields up 2.5bps on the day.   01:09 PM 7yr auction was decent--not decent enough to change bond market momentum all by itself, but yields are off their highs by just over 1bp.  MBS are down only an eighth of a point on the day.

August 27, 2020 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.01%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.69% +0.04%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Aug 27, 2020 What's Going On With Mortgage Rates? A Definitive Guide As Of August 26th, 2020 Wed, Aug 26, 2020 4:05PM With several major developments and interesting milestones in the mortgage world, I'm seeing a lot more confusion than normal. So let's clear it up without too many extra words or meaningless rants. I heard rates were 1.99%. What's up with that? Ever paid more upfront in exchange for lower cost over time? 1.99% is that simple, and it was aggressively/cleverly marketed. The average borrower tends to choose a higher rate over the bigger upfront costs associated with 1.99%. Read more on it HERE . I heard there was some fee a few weeks ago that made mortgage rates 0.5% higher! Sort of... Remember,... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.01 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.69% +0.04 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.98% +0.04 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.68% +0.06 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.00% +0.05 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/9 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.50% -0.06 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.60% -0.09 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/4 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.64% -0.05 0.59 15 Yr. Fixed 5.84% -0.19 0.84 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.58% -0.09 0.39 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/3 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.07 0.00   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.37 0.00   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.092 +0.009   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Here's What's Up With Today's Big Reaction To The Fed Thu, Aug 27, 2020 3:42PM Has Everything Changed After Powell Speech? Powell's speech was the only Fed communication on the calendar today, but they surprised markets by dropping a policy change on their website.  Suddenly, the journalistic coverage of today's Powell speech no longer seems insanely presumptuous.  But did the Fe... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.46 +0.02 UMBS 5.5 101.07 +0.00 UMBS 6.0 102.38 +0.00 GNMA 5.0 99.75 +0.02 GNMA 5.5 101.03 -0.02 GNMA 6.0 102.03 +0.05 Pricing as of: 9/10 7:53AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.547 -0.021 5 YR Treasury 3.611 -0.016 7 YR Treasury 3.814 -0.019 10 YR Treasury 4.090 +0.007 30 YR Treasury 4.744 +0.009 Pricing as of: 9/10 7:53AM EST Other News Highest Home Sales Since 2005. Can It Last? Thu, Aug 27, 2020 10:17AM July marked the third consecutive outsized increase in the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) produced by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) It also was the third of three July sales measures to surprise analysts. 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