Wed, Mar 21 2012, 8:16 AM
It was an average overnight session in terms of volume an volatility, ultimately resulting in 10yr yields hitting 2.3828 around 6am before cascading d...
Wed, Mar 21 2012, 4:21 PM
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Wed, Mar 21 2012, 3:57 PM
Mortgages Rates finally caught a break today, after spending the last several days either rising abruptly or simply not improving. The gains were ...
Wed, Mar 21 2012, 2:37 PM
Even if the "need" being satisfied were purely psychological, today's rally is a welcome sight. Unlike instances of positive price action in the rece...
Tue, Mar 20 2012, 11:16 AM
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Tue, Mar 20 2012, 8:10 AM
Bond markets are slightly stronger after one of the least traumatic overnight sessions in recent memory, both in terms of volume and volatility. Chin...
Tue, Mar 20 2012, 4:16 PM
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Tue, Mar 20 2012, 4:12 PM
Mortgages Rates , continued pushing into their highest levels of the year today after yet another volatile session for bond markets. Most lenders i...
Tue, Mar 20 2012, 3:02 PM
For the third day in a row, MBS prices pushed into new lows for the year and 10yr Treasuries came as close to testing 3.40 as they have since last...
Mon, Mar 19 2012, 11:16 AM
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Mon, Mar 19 2012, 3:38 PM
With the new week comes new pain for Mortgages Rates , which rose to their highest levels of the year today. Lenders have been adjusting their rat...
Mon, Mar 19 2012, 2:12 PM
Fannie 3.5 MBS are in line with Friday morning's worst levels which marked the lowest prices of the year. The theme so far today has been decidedly ...
Mon, Mar 19 2012, 1:27 AM
The week just passed was horribly epic--fraught with significant
economic data (both at home and abroad), important Treasury auctions, an
FOMC Ann...
Fri, Mar 16 2012, 11:20 AM
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Fri, Mar 16 2012, 8:06 AM
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starting to think that last week may have only been a diversion for ...
Fri, Mar 16 2012, 4:20 PM
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Fri, Mar 16 2012, 3:47 PM
Mortgages Rates managed to hold mostly steady today, ending a week that saw the sharpest 2 day increase in nearly 6 months. Best-Execution for 30-...
Fri, Mar 16 2012, 1:54 PM
The biggest bouts of volatility were seen this morning in terms of MBS and Treasury movement. Each were deposited on the other side of the noon hour ...
Thu, Mar 15 2012, 11:15 AM
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Thu, Mar 15 2012, 8:13 AM
Treasuries were weaker again in the overnight session, again in huge volume, and by a sizable amount. Selling was more pronounced in the Asian sessio...
Thu, Mar 15 2012, 5:04 PM
Mortgages Rates took a beating yesterday, with the recently prevalent 3.875% Best-Execution rate for 30-Year Fixed, Conventional Loans falling comp...
Thu, Mar 15 2012, 4:20 PM
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Thu, Mar 15 2012, 3:14 PM
As we noted yesterday, we're expecting wider trading ranges following yesterday's big breakout. Although we did have nearly a 10bp range in 10yr yiel...
Thu, Mar 15 2012, 2:30 PM
The Treasury market has sold off over the last few sessions with a
violence that brought the debacle of 1994 to mind for industry veterans. The yiel...
Wed, Mar 14 2012, 11:21 AM
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Wed, Mar 14 2012, 8:15 AM
It's an ugly morning. Bond markets have done everything they can to push yields as high as possible in as short a time as possible and with as much v...
Wed, Mar 14 2012, 4:50 PM
Mortgages Rates moved higher today at their fastest pace in months. 3.875% Best-Execution is off the table today and even the more aggressively-p...
Wed, Mar 14 2012, 4:17 PM
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Wed, Mar 14 2012, 3:17 PM
As far as bad days go for bond markets and MBS, today was about as bad as it gets . 10yr yields hit their 3pm close about 16 bps higher than yesterd...
Tue, Mar 13 2012, 12:34 PM
After opening weaker and continuing to sell in the morning hours, MBS and Treasuries have moved into a bit of a sideways stance ahead of the first of ...
Tue, Mar 13 2012, 11:18 AM
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Tue, Mar 13 2012, 8:07 AM
Stock futures and Treasury yields moved higher overnight, helped by yesterday's final approval of the Greek bailout funds (expected) and a very strong...
Tue, Mar 13 2012, 4:38 PM
Despite the uneventful start to the week yesterday, Mortgages Rates are sharply higher today, rapidly re-introducing 4.0% as the more prevalen...
Tue, Mar 13 2012, 4:18 PM
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 11:22 AM
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 4:18 PM
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:21 PM
After ending the previous week with two days in a row of being unchanged, Mortgages Rates begin the current week in slightly better territory. 3.87...
Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:18 AM
As we look ahead to the current week's calendar of events, we're starting to think that last week may have only been a diversion for the real attac...
Mon, Mar 12 2012, 1:58 PM
As expected, volume and volatility have been quite light today as the week's more meaningful events are on hold until tomorrow. This morning's schedu...
Fri, Mar 9 2012, 11:22 AM
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Fri, Mar 9 2012, 8:01 AM
Yesterday's Jobless Claims report--the day's only piece of domestic economic data--proved to be a non-event, with markets instead focusing on trading ...
Fri, Mar 9 2012, 4:22 PM
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Fri, Mar 9 2012, 2:53 PM
Today's headline is a bit of a play on Yesterday's: Mortgage Rates Completely Flat Ahead of Tomorrow's Jobs Data . The monthly Employment Situation ...
Fri, Mar 9 2012, 1:45 PM
Today had such good potential as far as market-movers go... Not only did we have The Employment Situation Report-- always the most important piece...
Thu, Mar 8 2012, 11:15 AM
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Thu, Mar 8 2012, 8:02 AM
Bond markets open today slightly weaker after an overnight session characterized by linear, uneventful selling within a range and extremely light volu...
Thu, Mar 8 2012, 4:37 PM
As capital market consultants, we spend a lot of time talking and thinking about servicing-what it is, how it is valued, and how it can be expected to...
Thu, Mar 8 2012, 4:15 PM
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Thu, Mar 8 2012, 2:32 PM
Yesterday, we noted that Mortgages Rates were essentially unchanged. By comparison, today is even more unchanged! Certainly, Best-Execution of...
