Fri, Oct 21 2011, 10:54 AM
From MBS Live! earlier this morning: With no data on tap, and only a few Fed Speakers, the most interesting news on the MBS table this morning are t...
Fri, Oct 21 2011, 8:30 AM
Equities are once again being pulled higher by hopes that European officials are on a path to resolving the eurozone debt crisis.
The plan involves...
Fri, Oct 21 2011, 4:17 PM
MBS Live : MBS RECAP
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Fri, Oct 21 2011, 2:40 PM
Even the presence of volatility is
volatile. Here yesterday, gone
today. But "volatility of the presence
of volatility" sounds too much like calc...
Fri, Oct 21 2011, 1:35 PM
Every consumer shops for mortgages and they should. But this is the critical distinction: you should be shopping for the best mortgage advisor. If you...
Thu, Oct 20 2011, 11:17 AM
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Thu, Oct 20 2011, 8:12 AM
Treasuries are backing up and U.S. equities are on a slight rebound this morning even though global bourses turned lower overnight, some sharply so.
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Thu, Oct 20 2011, 5:06 PM
Just a quick post tonight, mostly to update you on how the charts that we discussed this afternoon ended up panning out by 5pm. Long story short, t...
Thu, Oct 20 2011, 4:45 PM
Apparently, we jinxed the market
yesterday by referring to recent stability...
Apologies on that, but the damage is minimal... Mortgage Rates ...
Thu, Oct 20 2011, 4:17 PM
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Thu, Oct 20 2011, 2:09 PM
Actually, MBS are 2 ticks UP as opposed to down, but I refuse to rewrite this blog and re-do my charts simply because markets are too flighty and inde...
Wed, Oct 19 2011, 11:21 AM
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Wed, Oct 19 2011, 8:47 AM
U.S. markets were little moved overnight as investors digest earnings, await new inflation and housing data, and examine possible outcomes for Europe'...
Wed, Oct 19 2011, 4:54 PM
We had an extended conversation the other day about what technically constitutes a "breakout." In fact that's a pretty good article to revisit in g...
Wed, Oct 19 2011, 4:29 PM
For the first time since September, Mortgage Rates have held steady or improved for 3 straight days. Granted, the actual level of improvement is
...
Wed, Oct 19 2011, 4:21 PM
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Wed, Oct 19 2011, 2:51 PM
Bonds have experienced a sharp backup in rates since the beginning of October. From October 3rd through the close of 10/17, the yield on the 10-yea...
Tue, Oct 18 2011, 11:19 AM
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Tue, Oct 18 2011, 8:48 AM
Weak earnings in the U.S. and a warning from Moody's that France could lose its AAA status has global equities in a frenetic sell-off Tuesday.
Saf...
Tue, Oct 18 2011, 4:46 PM
After improving yesterday, Mortgage Rates mostly held steady today although the Secondary Mortgage Market was
volatile, especially late in the da...
Tue, Oct 18 2011, 4:19 PM
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Tue, Oct 18 2011, 1:28 PM
If you haven't already noticed it in your mind's eye, there's a nice, well-behaved trend channel in MBS over the past two days (for those that need a ...
Mon, Oct 17 2011, 11:19 AM
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Mon, Oct 17 2011, 9:14 AM
Treasuries are firmer and U.S. equities are mixed following the the Group of 20 finance ministers weekend meeting in Paris. European bourses has been ...
Mon, Oct 17 2011, 4:54 PM
Volatility worked agains us on Friday, but in our favor today. After being pushed to the edge of
their recent range on Friday, Mortgage
Rates e...
Mon, Oct 17 2011, 4:19 PM
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Mon, Oct 17 2011, 2:32 PM
Today has been like an oasis of relatively stable positivity for MBS. If you look at the last two weeks as an indicative of the nature of the MBS mar...
Fri, Oct 14 2011, 12:37 PM
It's been a fairly rough day for MBS so far. 3.5 MBS coupons are not trading with much liquidity, and as the lone buyer of size, the Fed's daily allo...
Fri, Oct 14 2011, 10:13 AM
How much
does a media room cost in Arizona? $2.5 million... when it's attached to John
McCain's listed house .
MetLife Mortgage , suddenly th...
Fri, Oct 14 2011, 9:14 AM
The Treasury curve flattened overnight and equities are prepping for a session in the black after Google posted stronger than results late Thursday. ...
Fri, Oct 14 2011, 4:19 PM
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Fri, Oct 14 2011, 4:12 PM
From a recent alert on the MBS Dashboard: "Late day illiquidity and a stock market rally are weighing on MBS this afternoon. Prices are in line with...
Fri, Oct 14 2011, 3:55 PM
After improving for the first time
in almost two weeks yesterday, Mortgage Rates increased back to Wednesday's
levels.
In many cases, this ra...
Fri, Oct 14 2011, 2:19 PM
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Thu, Oct 13 2011, 12:20 PM
Although it's a bit too soon to tell, perhaps we're seeing the first day of bond markets officially digging in and beginning the tough, slow push back...
Thu, Oct 13 2011, 11:16 AM
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Thu, Oct 13 2011, 8:21 AM
Treasury yields are falling for the first time in seven sessions as investors hesitate to push equities higher until new data hits the wires.
The b...
Thu, Oct 13 2011, 5:05 PM
I've heard and taken part in a few discussions this week about how this October is shaping up to be just like last October where we had the lowest rat...
Thu, Oct 13 2011, 4:45 PM
Domestic economic data and the
exuberance over the European debt situation were both fairly lackluster today,
and Mortgage
Rates improved deci...
Thu, Oct 13 2011, 4:16 PM
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Wed, Oct 12 2011, 12:51 PM
In moments, Treasury will auction $21 bln in reopened 10yr notes. Reopenings have been strong vs refundings in terms of where the auction's high yiel...
Wed, Oct 12 2011, 11:21 AM
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Wed, Oct 12 2011, 8:56 AM
Slovakia's failure to pass the European Financial Stability Fund bill had European markets off to a weak start Wednesday, but hope that it would still...
Wed, Oct 12 2011, 4:41 PM
Lets take a look at how the recent action affects the longer term charts. Today ended on an interesting note on several fronts. Earlier this morning...
Wed, Oct 12 2011, 4:23 PM
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Wed, Oct 12 2011, 4:11 PM
More optimism surrounding the
European Debt risis and more tough times for Mortgage Rates . Unlike yesterday's
rather abrupt rise in rates vers...
Wed, Oct 12 2011, 1:55 PM
Bond prices have backed up sharply over the last week. The price of the 10-year Treasury note has lost almost 3 points since last Monday (10/3), pus...
Tue, Oct 11 2011, 11:17 AM
MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY
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Tue, Oct 11 2011, 8:48 AM
The bond market was closed Monday so Treasury yields are only now backing up in reaction to the broad equity rally which pushed the Dow nearly 3% high...
Tue, Oct 11 2011, 4:43 PM
On Friday, we talked about how the
Employment Situation Report contributed to higher Mortgage Rates . The
optimism surround the European debt...
