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NEW MBS Alert: Positive Reprices Possible. Technical Support Holds

Mon, Jun 13 2011, 12:39 PM

Rate sheet influential MBS coupons are venturing into positive territory as stocks shed modest gains and benchmark Treasuries recover from early sessi...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Selling Stalls

Mon, Jun 13 2011, 11:19 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-21 : -0-03 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Inflation, Housing, Retail Sales, Manufacturing

Mon, Jun 13 2011, 9:08 AM

Investors this week will be given key data on second-quarter industrial production, retail sales, inflation, the housing market, consumer sentiment, a...

NEW MBS RECAP: Lots of Price Volatility

Mon, Jun 13 2011, 4:19 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-21 : -0-03 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Stocks Down. Bonds Recovering

Fri, Jun 10 2011, 11:19 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-00 : +0-13 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Fed-Speak, Budget Statement, IMF Candidates

Fri, Jun 10 2011, 8:22 AM

Is the flight to quality back on? Ten-year Treasury yields are 3.5 basis points lower in early trading at 2.96% and the Fannie Mae 4.0 MBS coupon is ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Slow Session

Fri, Jun 10 2011, 4:19 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-24 : +0-05 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Mortgages Underperforming

Thu, Jun 9 2011, 11:20 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-08 : -0-06 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Bond Auction, MBS Roll

Thu, Jun 9 2011, 8:23 AM

Benchmark Treasuries traded a bit weaker in the overnight session but are gaining strength ahead of U.S. econ data and a 30-year bond auction. The 1...

NEW Roll Day: Why Do Longer Lock Periods Cost More?

Thu, Jun 9 2011, 4:26 PM

June Freddie and Fannie 30 year fixed MBS coupon have begun the settlement process and it will soon look like MBS prices just plummeted. WHY???...

NEW MBS RECAP: Repetitive Reprices for the Worse

Thu, Jun 9 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-31 : -0-15 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: New YTD Price Highs

Wed, Jun 8 2011, 12:00 PM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-10 : +0-10 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: $21 Billion 10s Followed by Beige Book

Wed, Jun 8 2011, 8:36 AM

A downbeat speech from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke had the effect of erasing gains in the stock market and reversing losses in Treasuries yesterday. The...

NEW Rates Techs: Epic Underpinnings in Benchmarks

Wed, Jun 8 2011, 5:23 PM

In short, tonight is all about the charts. Just like our recent discussion on "History Repeating Itself," (read it if you haven't! It's pret...

NEW MBS RECAP: Out Just Below New 2011 Highs

Wed, Jun 8 2011, 4:20 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-15 : +0-15 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Reprice Targets

Tue, Jun 7 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-22 : -0-07 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Treasury Auction and Ben Bernanke

Tue, Jun 7 2011, 8:38 AM

Rate sheets seem set to weaken once again as benchmark Treasuries get off to another slow start and MBS prices follow the leader into lower price terr...

NEW MBS RECAP: Another Afternoon Recovery

Tue, Jun 7 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-04 : +0-07 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: What's an Auction Concession?

Mon, Jun 6 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-25 : -0-09 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Beige Book, Fed-Speak

Mon, Jun 6 2011, 9:38 AM

If deteriorating stock market sentiment turns a corner this week, it's unlikely to be a function of optimistic data. The calendar of events is simply ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Quiet Start to Week

Mon, Jun 6 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-29 : -0-05 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Reprices Reported

Fri, Jun 3 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-27 : +0-02 ...

NEW ALERT: MBS Reverse Course as Stocks Bounce from Lows

Fri, Jun 3 2011, 11:05 AM

Mortgages have fallen sharply from their best levels of the day after stocks bounced from session lows. Although the Fannie Mae 4.0 is still in th...

NEW Employment Situation Disappoints. Mortgages Rally

Fri, Jun 3 2011, 9:58 AM

You can exhale. Jobs data was even weaker than recently downgraded forecasts. Bonds are rallying, recovering almost all of yesterday's sell-off alread...

NEW The Day Ahead: All Eyes on Jobs

Fri, Jun 3 2011, 8:17 AM

Rising jobless claims and Wednesday's much weaker ADP private jobs report have severely diminished forecasts for the all-important Nonfarm Payrolls ...

NEW Another View of the Bond Market Repeating History

Fri, Jun 3 2011, 5:11 PM

The bond market has been building toward today for some time-weeks, maybe months. The most recent stage of the MBS rally has been in motion since ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Support Holds

Fri, Jun 3 2011, 4:22 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-01 : +0-08 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Profit Taking Tests Support

Thu, Jun 2 2011, 11:20 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-01 : -0-11 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Productivity, Auction Announcement

Thu, Jun 2 2011, 8:25 AM

Benchmark Treasuries begin the U.S. session slightly worse than yesterday's best levels after weak econ data pushed the 10-year Treasury yield down 11...

NEW Jobs Data Preview: Expecting Directional Guidance

Thu, Jun 2 2011, 5:24 PM

Although Moody’s threatened to downgrade the U.S. credit rating again and Greece agreed to another bailout “in principle”, which led to a short sellin...

NEW MBS RECAP: Gains Almost Completely Erased

Thu, Jun 2 2011, 4:20 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-27 : -0-18 ...

NEW MBS Econ Calendar: 6/2/2011

Thu, Jun 2 2011, 2:05 PM

MBSonMND Econ Calendar : Week Of Mon, Jun 6 2011 - Fri, Jun 10 2011 Time ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: New Price Highs

Wed, Jun 1 2011, 11:18 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-10 : +0-23 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: "Down in Coupon" Shift in Progress

Wed, Jun 1 2011, 9:00 AM

Loan pricing is set to improve by 12 to 25bps this morning after disappointing ADP Private Payrolls survey results. The ADP Employment Report showe...

NEW Bond Market Repeating History. False Start Fuels Rally

Wed, Jun 1 2011, 5:33 PM

Here we are again. History seems to be repeating itself as we head into the summer months. The market got all excited about a speedy economic reco...

NEW MBS RECAP: Payroll Forecasts Cut

Wed, Jun 1 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-16 : +0-29 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Reprices for Better Possible

Tue, May 31 2011, 11:18 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-22 : +0-03 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Tue, May 31 2011, 9:05 AM

The week ahead holds key jobs data that will likely dictate market directionality as the 2nd Quarter comes to a close. The monthly Employment Situati...

NEW MBS RECAP: Stocks and Bonds Better

Tue, May 31 2011, 4:18 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-22 : +0-03 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: First Test of Support

Fri, May 27 2011, 11:18 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-23 : -0-06 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Early Close for Bond Market

Fri, May 27 2011, 8:25 AM

Treasuries are backing up slightly after a strong rally pushed yields to new 2011 lows on Thursday. And mortgages are following the leader, which mean...

NEW MBS RECAP: Reprices for Worse Reported

Fri, May 27 2011, 4:18 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-19 : -0-10 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Battling Strong Resistance

Thu, May 26 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-20 : +0-15 ...

NEW MBS Set New 2011 Price Highs. Recalls and Delays Possible

Thu, May 26 2011, 10:54 AM

"Rate sheet influential" MBS coupons are following Treasury prices higher as traders cover short positions before the long weekend ahead. This bul...

NEW The Day Ahead: GDP Revisions, Jobless Claims, $29bn 7s

Thu, May 26 2011, 8:27 AM

Loan pricing looks to weaken moderately this morning as bond prices fell overnight and equities rose on news that China would be investing in Portugue...

NEW MBS RECAP: Aggressive Reprices Reported

Thu, May 26 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-28 : +0-24 ...

NEW No Shortage of Demand for U.S. Debt. Inventory Needs Obvious

Thu, May 26 2011, 2:02 PM

Treasury just finished its final auction of the week with a $29 billion 7-year note offering.The fundraising process went smoothly, completing the...

NEW Profit Taking Kills Rates Rally Again. Reprice Outlook Varies

Wed, May 25 2011, 12:23 PM

Shortly after rates hit their best levels of the day around 10:20am, which prompted us to issue a positive reprice alert, profit takers rang the regis...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Profit Taking Caps Rally

Wed, May 25 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-06 : +0-01 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Durable Goods, Treasury Auction, Housing Hearings

Wed, May 25 2011, 8:28 AM

Treasuries are modestly weaker across the curve in early morning trading while equities too look for a softer open. "Worries over Greece's fate and ...