After defying overnight pressure from European bond markets to open in stronger territory, domestic bond markets were soon facing their own pressure.  Economic data came in stronger than expected.  Of particular note was the Employment Cost Index, which suggested a solid increase in wages.  The significantly stronger Jobless Claims data--while of questionable importance--certainly didn't make any case against weakness in the morning.  And weakness is what we got.

10yr yields climbed as high as 2.11 by 10:50am--the same time that German Bund yields were hitting their highest levels since early March.  This is now the biggest correction in European bond markets since the rally began more than a year ago. With that in mind, US Treasuries are handling it pretty well, and MBS are handling it even better.

Domestic bond markets increasingly gained traction after the European close.  Heading into the 3pm Treasury pit close, traders flipped over their month-end cards, and everyone was revealed to be a buyer.  The rally gained further momentum from asset allocation trades selling stocks and moving into bonds and most importantly from traders covering short positions in bonds (previously sold short, expecting higher rates, but now buying to cover due to the strong afternoon rally).

It's been enough to get trading levels back into positive territory.  Most lenders have repriced with better rates.


MBS Pricing Snapshot
Pricing shown below is delayed, please note the timestamp at the bottom. Real time pricing is available via MBS Live.
MBS
FNMA 3.0
101-26 : +0-01
FNMA 3.5
104-26 : +0-00
FNMA 4.0
106-29 : +0-00
Treasuries
2 YR
0.5750 : +0.0120
10 YR
2.0350 : -0.0110
30 YR
2.7440 : -0.0150
Pricing as of 4/30/15 4:42PMEST

Today's Reprice Alerts and Updates
A recap of Alerts and Updates provided to MBS Live subscribers.
3:22PM  :  Last Minute Month-End Buying and Asset Allocation Trades Juicing Bonds Back to Green
11:02AM  :  ALERT ISSUED: Modest Negative Reprice Risk, Depending on the Lender
9:16AM  :  Drop That Bag of Treasuries! (or Bunds, or MBS, or....)

MBS Live Chat Highlights
A recap of featured comments from the Live Discussion on the MBS Live Dashboard.
Ted Rood  :  "Here's a great one. Same deal, closing attorney didn't respond to emails for 3 days asking for the title/atty costs. I disclosed WAY high, couldn't wait any longer. Attorney calls now, said "oh, send me what you disclosed, and I'll make sure I am lower." RIGHT....."
Rob Gruesbeck  :  "Funny discussions, just ha a realtor tell me non of the other lenders require tax transcripts"