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NEW MBS MID-DAY: Sideways Again

Tue, Aug 23 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-09 : +0-07 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: "Risk On...Sorta"

Tue, Aug 23 2011, 8:43 AM

Global investor sentiment is a little more buoyant Tuesday despite some less than stellar economic data and news, including UBS announcing it will cut...

NEW MBS RECAP: 8/23/2011

Tue, Aug 23 2011, 4:20 PM

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

NEW Counterattack Brings Treasuries and MBS Back to Inflection Point

Tue, Aug 23 2011, 4:17 PM

The title of the post makes things sound more serious than they are. In fact, other than continuing to operate near all-time levels, things aren't th...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Stock Lever Engaged?

Mon, Aug 22 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-03 : -0-12 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Jackson Hole, Treasury Auctions, Limited Data

Mon, Aug 22 2011, 9:33 AM

A "risk-off" environment helped bonds rally last week and led mortgage rates back into record low territory. Weak economic data around the world and ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Uneventful

Mon, Aug 22 2011, 4:24 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-10 : -0-04 ...

NEW MBS Sideways Ways and 10yr Notes' Potential Counterattack

Mon, Aug 22 2011, 3:32 PM

Today has been exceedingly boring and sideways for MBS and Treasuries alike. But to an even greater extent than their benchmark big brothers, MBS hav...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Pricing Worse

Fri, Aug 19 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-14 : -0-10 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Stocks and Bonds Weaker

Fri, Aug 19 2011, 9:05 AM

Another sickly day in Europe has the U.S. stock market ready to open more than 1% lower Friday, and even Treasury yields are backing up a bit. "Eur...

NEW MBS RECAP: Modest Retracement

Fri, Aug 19 2011, 4:19 PM

MBSonMND: MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-14 : -0-10 FNMA 4.0 104-06 : -0-11 FNMA 4.5 106-04 : -0-09 ...

NEW The Current Disconnect Between MBS and Treasuries

Fri, Aug 19 2011, 3:36 PM

More than a few of you have asked for a chart of the relative performance of MBS versus Treasuries. Here a couple quickies that I think really illust...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: 10s Set New Low

Thu, Aug 18 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-28 : +0-11 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Global Worries Send Yields Lower

Thu, Aug 18 2011, 8:26 AM

Treasury prices are soaring and equity futures are tumbling and as a major equity sell-off in Europe has crossed the Atlantic, triggered by renewed co...

NEW MBS RECAP: Lagging Benchmarks

Thu, Aug 18 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-20 : +0-02 ...

NEW Major Update On MBS, Treasury, and Stock Market's Long and Short Term Developments

Thu, Aug 18 2011, 3:51 PM

Lots to cover so we'll dig right into it. First of all, it's hard to miss the fact that 10yr notes dipped below 2% today . 10's are still nearly a ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Sideways Again

Wed, Aug 17 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-10 : -0-01 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Relative Calm Before PPI Release

Wed, Aug 17 2011, 8:29 AM

Treasuries are steady and equities are rising Wednesday morning as investors shift focus from European debt problems to macroeconomic data and corpora...

NEW MBS RECAP: Less Volatile Rally

Wed, Aug 17 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-20 : +0-10 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Waiting for Guidance

Tue, Aug 16 2011, 11:21 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-25 : -0-01 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: EU Meeting, Housing Starts, Industrial Production

Tue, Aug 16 2011, 8:02 AM

Benchmark Treasury yields ticked higher yesterday in a quiet trading environment as stocks rallied for the third straight session. The 10-year note w...

NEW MBS RECAP: Flight to Safety

Tue, Aug 16 2011, 4:21 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-10 : +0-17 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Slow and Sideways

Mon, Aug 15 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-31 : -0-01 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Inflation, Housing Reports, Fed Speak

Mon, Aug 15 2011, 8:37 AM

Is the volatility over? Only a fool would say yes for certain, but so far, markets are calm. Treasury movements are relatively modest. The two-year...

NEW MBS RECAP: Consolidation

Mon, Aug 15 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-25 : -0-07 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Bouncing Back From Yesterday

Fri, Aug 12 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-11 : +0-27 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment, Inventories

Fri, Aug 12 2011, 8:25 AM

Fixed income and equities are each improving Friday morning with the stock market rising nearly half a percentage point while Treasuries are picking t...

NEW MBS RECAP: 8/12/2011

Fri, Aug 12 2011, 4:16 PM

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

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Weaker in Wide Range

Thu, Aug 11 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-18 : -0-07 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Trade Balance, Treasury Auction

Thu, Aug 11 2011, 8:29 AM

Every morning is a whole new world in the markets this week. Today the themes are mixed price action in Treasuries and a continued sell-off in equiti...

NEW MBS RECAP: Unfriendly Volatility

Thu, Aug 11 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-25 : -0-31 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: More Record Highs!

Wed, Aug 10 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 101-23 : +0-25 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Minimal Data, Treasury Auction, Flight to Safety

Wed, Aug 10 2011, 8:55 AM

Equity markets soared in the final 110 minutes of trading on Tuesday, but optimism appears to have petered out overnight. After the Federal Reserve...

NEW MBS RECAP: Record Prices Meet Pipeline Management

Wed, Aug 10 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 102-07 : +1-09 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: 8/9/2011

Tue, Aug 9 2011, 11:16 AM

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

NEW The Day Ahead: FOMC Statement, Productivity

Tue, Aug 9 2011, 8:19 AM

An early read from morning markets suggests the equity unraveling might be over, but much depends on the monetary policy announcement from the Federal...

NEW MBS RECAP: New Record Highs

Tue, Aug 9 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-20 : +0-23 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Dealing with a Downgrade

Mon, Aug 8 2011, 9:48 AM

Rise and Shine. S&P cut the U.S. credit rating and the world is not imploding! This is what MG wrote this AM for our MBSonMND community. It's a g...

NEW MBS RECAP: 8/8/2011

Mon, Aug 8 2011, 7:23 PM

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

NEW MBS MID-DAY: 8/8/2011

Mon, Aug 8 2011, 6:23 AM

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

NEW Reacting to the Credit Downgrade: Thinking Out Loud

Sun, Aug 7 2011, 8:32 PM

By now you've likely heard the news. The childish behavior of our nation's political "leadership" has led to the first ever downgrade of the U.S. cred...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Selling

Fri, Aug 5 2011, 11:22 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 99-19 : -0-29 ...

NEW Employment Report: Payrolls Grow, Jobless Rate Stable, Markets Sell

Fri, Aug 5 2011, 11:17 AM

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the July Employment Situation Report (after a 30 minute delay). Total nonfarm payroll employment ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobs Jobs Jobs

Fri, Aug 5 2011, 8:26 AM

The risk of a double-dip recession is on the markets' mind this morning after Thursday's violent sell-off. The early morning employment report will b...

NEW MBS RECAP: 8/5/2011

Fri, Aug 5 2011, 4:17 PM

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

NEW MBS MID-DAY: We Have Lift-Off

Thu, Aug 4 2011, 11:23 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 99-30 : +0-20 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Currency Intervention

Thu, Aug 4 2011, 8:29 AM

Wednesday's fast-trading volatile session ended with some respite as Treasuries finished where they began and equities turned slightly upwards, but th...

NEW MBS RECAP: Wow

Thu, Aug 4 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 100-16 : +1-05 ...

NEW Rate Movers: Snowballing, Stock Selling, Curve Spreads

Thu, Aug 4 2011, 3:04 PM

Short covering has played a pivotal role in the surprisingly strong rates rally we've enjoyed over the past 5 sessions. "Short covering" is when...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Explaining Extra Margin in Rate Sheets

Wed, Aug 3 2011, 11:18 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 99-18 : +0-15 ...