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NEW Monthly Roll in Process. MBS Prices Seem to Fall

Mon, Apr 11 2011, 3:25 PM

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

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Watching CSPAN

Fri, Apr 8 2011, 11:17 AM

We're watching CSPAN, waiting to see how the shutdown plays out. We think it goes into the weekend. Either way, finger pointing and bickering has hit ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Rates Still Rising as Government Shutdown Looms

Fri, Apr 8 2011, 8:43 AM

Not much economic data is on the calendar today. Investors are focusing on whether Republicans and Democrats can find a last-minute compromise on ...

NEW MBS RECAP: The Upside of Declining Lock Volume

Fri, Apr 8 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-07 : -0-06 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Choppy Price Action!

Thu, Apr 7 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-10 : -0-01 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: ECB Raises Rates, Jobless Claims, Treasury Supply

Thu, Apr 7 2011, 8:30 AM

Interest rates are still trending higher and equities are catching a bid this morning after the European Central Bank announced a hawkish shift in mon...

NEW MBS RECAP: Up Down, Up Down

Thu, Apr 7 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-12 : +0-02 ...

NEW Stock Lever Engaged. MBS Price Volatility Abundant

Thu, Apr 7 2011, 1:57 PM

There are cuter couples out there, but if today's stock lever performance is used as a benchmark, none are more closely joined. Far from holy ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: More Price Weakness Seen

Wed, Apr 6 2011, 11:22 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-09 : -0-10 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Econ Calendar Empty. Rates Moving Higher

Wed, Apr 6 2011, 8:43 AM

Treasuries weakened across the yield curve Tuesday as bond investors expressed their nervous sentiments over a few increasingly vocal inflation hawks ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Support Broken

Wed, Apr 6 2011, 4:21 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-09 : -0-10 ...

NEW STREET POLL: Where Will Rates Be Next Year?

Wed, Apr 6 2011, 3:54 PM

On March 11th we wrote , "Lots of headlines to digest lately. What region is the market focused on again? North Africa, the Middle East, Spain, Portu...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Reprices for Worse Possible

Tue, Apr 5 2011, 11:22 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-31 : -0-09 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Portugal Downgrade, FOMC Minutes, ISM

Tue, Apr 5 2011, 8:30 AM

The European debt crisis is back in focus today. Interest rates are mostly unchanged while equity futures are being pressured lower this morning ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Out at Session Lows. Reprices Reported

Tue, Apr 5 2011, 4:22 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-20 : -0-19 ...

NEW Rates Weakness Attributed to FOMC Hedge, Repo Rumors

Tue, Apr 5 2011, 1:25 PM

After coming in the door slightly better than yesterday, bond markets took a relatively abrupt turn for the worse--one open to a bit of speculatio...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Slow Start

Mon, Apr 4 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-13 : +0-10 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Fed Speak, FOMC Minutes, More Fed Speak

Mon, Apr 4 2011, 8:34 AM

In stark contrast to the week just passed, the week ahead offers no auction supply and a light schedule of economic data, which leaves investors t...

NEW MBS RECAP: Off the Price Highs

Mon, Apr 4 2011, 4:22 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-06 : +0-03 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Off Price Lows. Still Lower

Fri, Apr 1 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-27 : -0-03 ...

NEW Employment Report: Improving Labor Market Lacks Wage Growth

Fri, Apr 1 2011, 10:19 AM

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the March 2011 Employment Situation Report . Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in Mar...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobs Data, Fed Speak, ISM

Fri, Apr 1 2011, 8:24 AM

It's a big day for macroeconomic news. The official Employment Situation Report prints at 8:30am eastern. Treasuries weakened overnight. The bench...

NEW MBS RECAP: Green Ending

Fri, Apr 1 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-03 : +0-06 ...

NEW MBS Break Resistance. Reprices Likely!

Fri, Apr 1 2011, 2:05 PM

At 12:10pm on the MBS Dashboard, we said, ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Steep Drop-Off Seen

Thu, Mar 31 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-01 : -0-06 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims and a Few Fed Speakers

Thu, Mar 31 2011, 8:29 AM

Treasuries traded ina quiet overnight environment. The benchmark 10-year note chopped around in a range between 3.45% and 3.42%, after firming four...

NEW MBS RECAP: Reprices Both Ways

Thu, Mar 31 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-32 : -0-07 ...

NEW Last Day to Lock Before Originator Comp Rule Change

Thu, Mar 31 2011, 1:30 PM

If you've seen a few reprice alerts, had your pricing suspended or just want to know what's going on because the line on the chart moved in the wr...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: In the Green Before $29-Billion 7s

Wed, Mar 30 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-31 : +0-08 ...

NEW Leak Discovered Revealing MBS Trading Direction!

Wed, Mar 30 2011, 9:01 AM

Wait what? The title is appropriate... you just have to note my sarcasm. I was trying to think of a way to convey the following: we really hope t...

NEW The Day Ahead: Private Payrolls +201,000. Rates Unchanged

Wed, Mar 30 2011, 8:53 AM

Rates are holding near yesterday's highs while equities move off overnight lows in the wake up another positive jobs from report from Automatic Da...

NEW MBS RECAP: Reprices Reported After Auction

Wed, Mar 30 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-06 : +0-15 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Chopping Lower

Tue, Mar 29 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-04 : -0-03 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Home Prices, Consumer Confidence, QRM, Treasury Auction

Tue, Mar 29 2011, 8:51 AM

The U.S. session gets underway with FNCL 4.5's down 3 ticks at 101-22, the 10yr note yield 1.65 bps higher at 3.455, and S&P futures bid up 3 poin...

NEW MBS RECAP: Lows of the Day

Tue, Mar 29 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 93-26 : -0-13 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Making a Comeback

Mon, Mar 28 2011, 11:21 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-01 : -0-03 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Jobs Data, QRM Definition, Technical Pressures

Mon, Mar 28 2011, 9:19 AM

The week begins with rate sheet influential MBS coupons below key support and the 10-year note trading in a bearish trend channel after key suppor...

NEW MBS RECAP: Quiet Recovery

Mon, Mar 28 2011, 4:21 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-06 : +0-02 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Spreads Tighten

Fri, Mar 25 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-11 : +0-01 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: GDP Revision, Consumer Sentiment, Fed Speak

Fri, Mar 25 2011, 8:30 AM

Equities rose and Treasuries backed up yesterday despite a backdrop of weak housing data, poor durable goods orders, the likelihood of another Eur...

NEW Rate Techs: Key Support Broken. Auction Supply Ahead

Fri, Mar 25 2011, 5:36 PM

"DURATION DRIFT IN THE NEW YEAR" That was the first thing I posted on my FB page as the clock ticked past midnight on 1.1.11. What it means is...

NEW MBS RECAP: 3/25/2011

Fri, Mar 25 2011, 4:16 PM

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

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Outperforming Benchmarks

Thu, Mar 24 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-17 : -0-07 ...

NEW Rate Techs: Inching Toward a Bearish Breakdown

Thu, Mar 24 2011, 10:44 AM

After testing 3.40% earlier this morning, we think now is the perfect time to remind readers of the pending shift in the bond market's directional b...

NEW The Day Ahead: Durable Goods, Jobless Claims, Treasury Auction Terms

Thu, Mar 24 2011, 8:30 AM

Treasuries traded from a defensive position overnight amid slightly above average volume. The benchmark 10-year note moved in a range of between 3...

NEW MBS RECAP: Out at the Lows

Thu, Mar 24 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 94-09 : -0-15 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: 3/23/2011

Wed, Mar 23 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: New Home Sales, Bernanke, Fed POMO

Wed, Mar 23 2011, 9:12 AM

Bonds benefited from a modest flight to safety bid in relatively light overnight trading flows. The 10-year Treasury traded within a range of 3.33...