Mon, Oct 21 2013, 7:50 AM
For all the sound and fury produced over the past two weeks, trading
levels in bond markets returned more-or-less in line with the trajectory
that...
Mon, Oct 21 2013, 5:08 PM
Today's session could as easily not have happened, and it wouldn't
change anything about the bigger picture. The same could be true for
most any ...
Mon, Oct 21 2013, 3:47 PM
Mortgage rates rose modestly today,
but remained in line with the lower levels seen since last week's
debt-ceiling deal. The difference betwe...
Fri, Oct 18 2013, 12:46 PM
Yesterday's rally was strong. Today, not so much. That's OK
because if we were to extend the rally (2 day rally, really, totaling
over a point o...
Fri, Oct 18 2013, 7:22 AM
Clues provided by early overnight bullishness in bond markets were
accurate in that both Treasuries and MBS returned to the ranges that had
recent...
Fri, Oct 18 2013, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates fell only slightly today,
but with yesterday already near 4-month lows, today's moderate
improvement makes it official--at leas...
Fri, Oct 18 2013, 4:50 PM
When the potential government shutdown became an increasing reality
into late September, bond markets entered in to a narrow, sideways
range. Whe...
Thu, Oct 17 2013, 12:32 AM
Congress apparently thought the 10/17 debt ceiling deadline was a
much bigger deal than financial markets. It's not that markets didn't
perceive ...
Thu, Oct 17 2013, 11:59 AM
After adding half a point yesterday, Fannie 3.5 MBS are up another half
point today (Fannie 3.5s as of 11:55am) as the ill effects of the
governme...
Thu, Oct 17 2013, 6:39 PM
Surprisingly enough, after the government shutdown, both Treasuries
and MBS are back to levels they were trading at- well--before the
shutdown. T...
Thu, Oct 17 2013, 5:10 PM
Mortgage rates fell significantly today,
returning in line with the lowest levels seen in recent weeks for some
lenders. Not every lender exp...
Wed, Oct 16 2013, 7:14 AM
When was the last time there was any meaningful level of interest in the Fed's Beige Book ?
Some economic releases, if you're not waiting for the ...
Wed, Oct 16 2013, 5:03 PM
Mortgage rates fell today,
recovering yesterday's losses on average. Some lenders' rate sheets
were just slightly better or worse than yester...
Wed, Oct 16 2013, 4:37 PM
Somehow, the same debt deal (or similar anyway) that caused
problems for bond markets yesterday, ended up being the leading suspect
behind a solid...
Wed, Oct 16 2013, 1:21 PM
Treasuries and MBS have had varying reactions, at times, to fiscal
headlines. In one moment, bond markets may have weakened in response to
the pr...
Tue, Oct 15 2013, 12:25 PM
Bond markets began the day preemptively weakened by headlines out on Monday suggesting the Senate was working on a deal
that would fund the governme...
Tue, Oct 15 2013, 7:17 AM
The week begins largely where the previous week left off: with bond markets seemingly scared
of any sort of debt-ceiling resolution. The move low...
Tue, Oct 15 2013, 5:22 PM
Mortgage rates rose moderately today,
bringing them to their highest levels since September 23rd. Though the
recent move higher has happened ...
Tue, Oct 15 2013, 5:07 PM
Bond markets began pouting even before they were open, according to
movement in Treasury futures during yesterday's bond market closure.
The nega...
Fri, Oct 11 2013, 7:37 AM
Well... The bulk of the prose-based commentary was just accidentally
divulged in the bullet points above. There's not much more to it
really. We...
Fri, Oct 11 2013, 6:34 PM
Bond markets came into the session on a stronger note. They looked
intent on bouncing back from yesterday's somewhat troubling weakness.
Everyth...
Fri, Oct 11 2013, 5:43 PM
Mortgage rates were flat today,
ending the week higher for the second Friday in a row after 3
exceptionally strong weeks in September. Some l...
Fri, Oct 11 2013, 1:16 PM
Please note that the pricing snapshot below is from earlier in the morning before
we got hit with mid-day weakness. Before that, bond markets came ...
Thu, Oct 10 2013, 12:58 PM
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Thu, Oct 10 2013, 4:46 PM
Mortgage rates were noticeably higher today despite
a late day rally that saw several lenders offer improved rate sheets.
That means that thi...
Thu, Oct 10 2013, 4:28 PM
Though somewhat of a hollow victory, bond markets improved after
today's strong 30yr bond auction. It was hollow in the sense that the
gains mere...
Thu, Oct 10 2013, 1:21 AM
Markets have clearly begun pricing in various levels of default risk
for the US. Sounds scary, but it's not the first time and it won't be
the la...
Wed, Oct 9 2013, 12:36 PM
Part of the explanation for today's movement lies in yesterday's
events. Notably, we saw the biggest spike yet in 1-month Treasury
Bills. This i...
Wed, Oct 9 2013, 6:51 AM
These are not normal times. While this could have been said at many
points since the onset of the financial crisis, they're perhaps even
more abn...
Wed, Oct 9 2013, 4:39 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged today, the
the underlying mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) market was volatile.
MBS have the most direct effect...
Wed, Oct 9 2013, 4:32 PM
Bond markets began the day in roughly the same territory they
occupied at the end of yesterday. MBS prices had an artificial deficit
due to the r...
Tue, Oct 8 2013, 12:37 PM
Referring to today's movements in MBS with the word "volatility" may
be a bit generous considering we haven't even traversed half of
yesterday's r...
Tue, Oct 8 2013, 6:52 AM
With the government shutdown ongoing, there continues to be a severe restriction
on relevant economic data. Unfortunately, "relevant economic dat...
Tue, Oct 8 2013, 5:00 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today, but remain in the range of recently lower levels that has persisted since late September. Conforming, 30yr f...
Tue, Oct 8 2013, 4:48 PM
Bond markets put on a clinic today, demonstrating just how intent they
are on doing absolutely nothing. It may not have seemed like much of a
fea...
Mon, Oct 7 2013, 7:44 AM
Uncertainty and paralysis were the themes that pervaded last week.
Those are likely to continue for bond markets as long as the shutdown
persists...
Mon, Oct 7 2013, 5:32 PM
There are several different iterations of "Shutdown Limbo," they're
all essentially the same dance at the end of the day, especially this
one! Re...
Mon, Oct 7 2013, 4:52 PM
Mortgage rates were mixed but flat on
average, though they began the day in stronger territory. This
morning's rates sheets were the best in ...
Mon, Oct 7 2013, 1:55 PM
The week has begun in the same sideways fashion that dominated the
entirety of last week. 10yr yields continue to orbit around 2.615,
moving more...
Fri, Oct 4 2013, 7:53 AM
Yesterday was very telling in 2 important ways. First of all, it
confirmed that no one knows what the heck they're going to do until they
get the...
Fri, Oct 4 2013, 5:13 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher today, but remained well within the extremely narrow range that dominated the week. Conforming, 30yr fixed ...
Fri, Oct 4 2013, 5:06 PM
If we take every price from every minute of MBS trading so far in
October, the average Fannie 3.5 price is 101-26, precisely where it's
coasting o...
Fri, Oct 4 2013, 1:14 PM
Sometimes there are a lot of headlines and events to discuss, but
this isn't one of those times. There's nothing new or meaningful to add
beyond ...
Thu, Oct 3 2013, 12:01 PM
ISM's Non-Manufacturing Index has always been a relevant market
mover, but especially so during in recent months. Today's rivals
yesterday's ADP ...
Thu, Oct 3 2013, 8:20 AM
At least a few pundits yesterday said directly or alluded to the
notion--in not so many words--that the Fed didn't matter as much this
week becaus...
Thu, Oct 3 2013, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged again today, marking
the 5th day in a row near current levels. If there's a bias, it has
been modest...
Thu, Oct 3 2013, 4:52 PM
Of all the times that a government shutdown could take the monthly
jobs report offline, this week may have been one of most challenging to
deal wi...
Wed, Oct 2 2013, 12:18 PM
Bond markets traded reasonably well overnight, improving at first, but
giving up ground as the domestic session got underway. By 8am, MBS and
Tre...
Wed, Oct 2 2013, 4:59 PM
Mortgage rates were flat to slightly lower today, depending
on the lender. Taken together with the previous three days, it would
be more than...
Wed, Oct 2 2013, 4:50 PM
Bond markets began the day relatively close to Tuesday's latest
levels and were soon in rally mode owing to the weaker-than-expected ADP
Employmen...
