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NEW The Day Ahead: Reports of Stimulus Spending Give Stocks Boost

Wed, Sep 7 2011, 8:57 AM

Strong GDP in Australia and rumors of a $300 billion jobs plan from President Obama have Treasury yields backing up and the stock market rebounding. ...

NEW MBS RECAP: 9/7/2011

Wed, Sep 7 2011, 4:20 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 ...

NEW Technical Support for Treasuries and What it Might Mean for Lock/Float Strategy

Wed, Sep 7 2011, 3:57 PM

Who in the world would talk about SUPPORT (evidence for an intermediate FLOOR for prices) when 10yr yields are around 2% and MBS are near all time hig...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Fairly Slow Day, but MBS Hold Steady

Tue, Sep 6 2011, 11:18 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-25 : +0-04 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Safe Haven Trades Explode

Tue, Sep 6 2011, 8:26 AM

Investor sentiment failed to improve over the long weekend, sending U.S. Treasury bond prices to unprecedented heights. European markets took a bea...

NEW MBS RECAP: 9/6/2011

Tue, Sep 6 2011, 4:18 PM

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NEW Mortgage Rates: Solidifying Friday's Lower Rates

Tue, Sep 6 2011, 4:03 PM

After Friday's lackluster Jobs Report helped Mortgage Rates on Friday, we headed into this holiday-shortened week without much on the calendar to ...

NEW Should MBS Be Doing Better Considering Treasury Yields?

Tue, Sep 6 2011, 2:13 PM

As the level of uncertainty has drastically increased in markets, we've seen a lot more connectivity between stock prices and bond yields. Beyond tha...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: 9/2/2011

Fri, Sep 2 2011, 11:22 AM

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NEW MBS Near All-Time Highs Following Today's Jobs Report

Fri, Sep 2 2011, 10:29 AM

After this morning's economically weak Employment Situation Report, 10yr yields broke out of a consolidating pattern of lower highs and higher lows. ...

NEW The Day Ahead: FHFA Lawsuits, Employment Loom Over Markets

Fri, Sep 2 2011, 8:34 AM

Prepare for a rough day in the markets. Not only is the monthly employment report hitting the wires at 8:30, but the New York Times reported the FH...

NEW MBS RECAP: 9/2/2011

Fri, Sep 2 2011, 4:18 PM

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NEW MBS MID-DAY: Bouncing Back as Stocks Sell

Thu, Sep 1 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-29 : +0-08 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Equities Dip Ahead of ISM Data

Thu, Sep 1 2011, 8:20 AM

A weak European session has September starting off in the wrong direction. Equities are falling ahead of the 10am ISM Manufacturing Index, which is pr...

NEW MBS RECAP: 9/1/2011

Thu, Sep 1 2011, 4:22 PM

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NEW MBS MID-DAY: Mostly Sideways to Slightly Worse

Wed, Aug 31 2011, 11:21 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-31 : +0-00 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Markets Steady Before ADP Jobs, Chicago PMI, Factory Orders

Wed, Aug 31 2011, 8:24 AM

One of the most volatile months in the history of the bond and equity markets looks to end softly. Treasuries are steady from Tuesday's closing yie...

NEW MBS RECAP: 8/31/2011

Wed, Aug 31 2011, 7:21 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-18 : -0-13 ...

NEW What's Causing the Afternoon Weakness in MBS?

Wed, Aug 31 2011, 3:08 PM

Very much a burning question this afternoon, but there are no profoundly alarming answers. Some are short term and ethereal, dealing with things like...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: 8/30/2011

Tue, Aug 30 2011, 11:16 AM

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NEW The Day Ahead: Markets Brace for Home Prices, Consumer Confidence

Tue, Aug 30 2011, 8:34 AM

Treasuries are rebounding from Monday's losses and the equity rally looks a bit overdone, at least until investors have a chance to look at this morni...

NEW MBS RECAP: 8/30/2011

Tue, Aug 30 2011, 4:21 PM

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NEW MBS MID-DAY: 8/29/2011

Mon, Aug 29 2011, 11:16 AM

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NEW The Week Ahead: Markets Upbeat, Surge in Data Coming

Mon, Aug 29 2011, 8:54 AM

Lots of important data on the calendar will inform the direction of this week's financial markets. The highlight is Friday's employment report for...

NEW MBS RECAP: 8/29/2011

Mon, Aug 29 2011, 4:16 PM

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NEW Jackson Hole: No Bernanke Surprises

Fri, Aug 26 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-05 : +0-11 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: GDP, Bernanke, Consumer Sentiment

Fri, Aug 26 2011, 8:22 AM

Today's the day traders have been waiting for all week: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the annual Economic Symposium at Jackson H...

NEW MBS RECAP: Rally Holds

Fri, Aug 26 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-00 : +0-07 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Whippy. Illiquid

Thu, Aug 25 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-18 : +0-04 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Treasury Auction

Thu, Aug 25 2011, 8:28 AM

Treasuries are firmer in early trading Thursday while U.S. equity futures are mixed after three straight sessions of gains this week. The two-year ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Up Down Up

Thu, Aug 25 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-29 : +0-15 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Rates Follow Stocks Higher

Wed, Aug 24 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-29 : +0-03 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Markets Cautious Ahead of Durable Goods

Wed, Aug 24 2011, 8:28 AM

A weak session in Asia following Moody's one-notch downgrade of Japan's credit rating to Aa3 has markets looking cautious ahead of Friday's speech fro...

NEW MBS RECAP: Ugly Price Action

Wed, Aug 24 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-08 : -0-19 ...

NEW Real-Time Rate Techs: 10's Fight To Hold Support

Wed, Aug 24 2011, 1:29 PM

There's about 30 minutes left before another hourly mark is plotted on the following chart of 10yr yields. Yes, of course 10yr yields don't dictate m...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Sideways Again

Tue, Aug 23 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-09 : +0-07 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: "Risk On...Sorta"

Tue, Aug 23 2011, 8:43 AM

Global investor sentiment is a little more buoyant Tuesday despite some less than stellar economic data and news, including UBS announcing it will cut...

NEW MBS RECAP: 8/23/2011

Tue, Aug 23 2011, 4:20 PM

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NEW Counterattack Brings Treasuries and MBS Back to Inflection Point

Tue, Aug 23 2011, 4:17 PM

The title of the post makes things sound more serious than they are. In fact, other than continuing to operate near all-time levels, things aren't th...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Stock Lever Engaged?

Mon, Aug 22 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-03 : -0-12 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Jackson Hole, Treasury Auctions, Limited Data

Mon, Aug 22 2011, 9:33 AM

A "risk-off" environment helped bonds rally last week and led mortgage rates back into record low territory. Weak economic data around the world and ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Uneventful

Mon, Aug 22 2011, 4:24 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-10 : -0-04 ...

NEW MBS Sideways Ways and 10yr Notes' Potential Counterattack

Mon, Aug 22 2011, 3:32 PM

Today has been exceedingly boring and sideways for MBS and Treasuries alike. But to an even greater extent than their benchmark big brothers, MBS hav...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Pricing Worse

Fri, Aug 19 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-14 : -0-10 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Stocks and Bonds Weaker

Fri, Aug 19 2011, 9:05 AM

Another sickly day in Europe has the U.S. stock market ready to open more than 1% lower Friday, and even Treasury yields are backing up a bit. "Eur...

NEW MBS RECAP: Modest Retracement

Fri, Aug 19 2011, 4:19 PM

MBSonMND: MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-14 : -0-10 FNMA 4.0 104-06 : -0-11 FNMA 4.5 106-04 : -0-09 ...

NEW The Current Disconnect Between MBS and Treasuries

Fri, Aug 19 2011, 3:36 PM

More than a few of you have asked for a chart of the relative performance of MBS versus Treasuries. Here a couple quickies that I think really illust...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: 10s Set New Low

Thu, Aug 18 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-28 : +0-11 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Global Worries Send Yields Lower

Thu, Aug 18 2011, 8:26 AM

Treasury prices are soaring and equity futures are tumbling and as a major equity sell-off in Europe has crossed the Atlantic, triggered by renewed co...

NEW MBS RECAP: Lagging Benchmarks

Thu, Aug 18 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-20 : +0-02 ...