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NEW FOMC Split on More Stimulus. Rates Rally After Hours

Tue, Jul 12 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-03 : +0-04 ...

NEW The Drop: Why Longer Lock Periods Cost More

Tue, Jul 12 2011, 3:43 PM

July delivery Fannie and Freddie 30 year fixed MBS coupon have begun the settlement process. It will soon seem like MBS prices just plummeted. ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: More Flight to Safety

Mon, Jul 11 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-28 : +0-17 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: FOMC Minutes, Debt Auctions, Bernanke, Contagion

Mon, Jul 11 2011, 8:57 AM

Market sentiment isn’t looking good as a new week packed with data gets underway. Perhaps the most telling data point is the 10-year Treasury note, wh...

NEW MBS RECAP: Auction Time

Mon, Jul 11 2011, 4:17 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-29 : +0-18 ...

NEW Employment Report: Job Growth Sputters. Rates Rally

Fri, Jul 8 2011, 11:40 AM

The Bureau of Labor Statistics dumped a bucket of ice water on the market this morning when it released the June Employment Situation Report F...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Hello Flight to Safety!

Fri, Jul 8 2011, 11:21 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-12 : +0-29 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Employment Situation Report

Fri, Jul 8 2011, 8:18 AM

Trading is predictably cautious ahead of the monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8:30AM, but expectations for the report ...

NEW Rate Movers: Debt Auctions, FOMC Minutes, Debt Ceiling Debate

Fri, Jul 8 2011, 4:21 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-13 : +0-30 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Giving Back Gains

Thu, Jul 7 2011, 11:21 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-13 : -0-15 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: ADP Private Payrolls, Jobless Claims, Treasury Supply

Thu, Jul 7 2011, 8:13 AM

Treasury yields are backing up and the equity market is climbing just ahead of the ADP private employment report. The benchmark 10-year note yield is...

NEW MBS RECAP: Market Mover on Horizon

Thu, Jul 7 2011, 4:21 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-13 : -0-15 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Follow the Leader

Wed, Jul 6 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-00 : +0-03 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Flight to Safety in Motion

Wed, Jul 6 2011, 8:38 AM

Risk aversion is the trend in early trading after China unexpectedly raised interest rates to combat inflation and Moody's dropped Portugal's cr...

NEW MBS RECAP: Late Day Weakness

Wed, Jul 6 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-29 : -0-01 ...

NEW Rate Techs: MBS Stuck in the Middle. Traders Stay Nimble

Wed, Jul 6 2011, 1:24 PM

What is Fibonacci retracement? Where do the ratios come from? Why do they matter? FROM : Investopedia FAQs Fibonacci retracement is a very ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Positive Price Action

Tue, Jul 5 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-28 : +0-13 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Jobs Jobs Jobs

Tue, Jul 5 2011, 9:01 AM

Most folks would scoff at us if we said mortgages gave a strong performance last week. It doesn't seem possible when the Fannie Mae 4.0 MBS coupon...

NEW MBS RECAP: Uneventful Recovery

Tue, Jul 5 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-26 : +0-12 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Loan Pricing Worse

Fri, Jul 1 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-06 : -0-13 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: ISM, Consumer Sentiment, Long Weekend

Fri, Jul 1 2011, 8:47 AM

Markets have yet to find direction on the first day of the third quarter. Treasuries are unchanged from Thursday's close. The two-year yield is 0.47%...

NEW Rate Movers: Econ Data, Trading Techs, Debt Ceiling Debate

Fri, Jul 1 2011, 4:24 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-15 : -0-04 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Technical Breakdown

Thu, Jun 30 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-16 : -0-15 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Final Greek Vote, Claims, Chicago PMI

Thu, Jun 30 2011, 8:33 AM

It's the last day of the 2nd quarter and the Fed's 2nd Quantitative Easing program. And stocks and bonds are both off to a positive start as the Greek...

NEW MBS RECAP: Down But Off Lows

Thu, Jun 30 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-18 : -0-13 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Path of Least Resistance

Wed, Jun 29 2011, 11:22 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-08 : -0-03 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Greek Vote to Vote, $29bn 7s, Pending Home Sales

Wed, Jun 29 2011, 9:26 AM

Bonds got beat up yesterday as a combination of overbought technicals, quarter-end debt auction supply, and a rally in the stock market all pressured ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Another Down Day

Wed, Jun 29 2011, 4:21 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-30 : -0-13 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Auction Concessions and Stock Lever

Tue, Jun 28 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-29 : -0-05 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Home Prices & Consumer Confidence

Tue, Jun 28 2011, 8:27 AM

The start of a new week brought with it a reversal of positive price action yesterday. After rallying as far as 2.85% late last week, the 10yr...

NEW MBS RECAP: Just Like June 14th

Tue, Jun 28 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-11 : -0-23 ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Corrective Conviction

Mon, Jun 27 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-04 : -0-08 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Pricing Slightly Worse

Mon, Jun 27 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-10 : -0-02 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: End of Quarter and QEII

Mon, Jun 27 2011, 8:48 AM

The week begins at a brisk pace wi th Personal Income and Spending right off the bat at 8:30AM on Monday morning. Soon after that we'll be prepar...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Lagging the Rates Rally

Fri, Jun 24 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-11 : -0-02 ...

NEW Directional Motivations Deflated. Uncertainty Abundant

Fri, Jun 24 2011, 9:52 AM

WANNA TALK ABOUT HEADLINE EXHAUSTION.... This is just the last 24 hours. EU leaders issued their own vote of confidence that Greece would fi...

NEW MBS RECAP: Flat

Fri, Jun 24 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-14 : +0-01 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Short Covering Rates Rally

Thu, Jun 23 2011, 11:20 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-11 : +0-15 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Home Sales, Treasury Supply

Thu, Jun 23 2011, 8:26 AM

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield briefly moved above 3% after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's press conference on Wednesday, but it's now is four ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Decision Time Again

Thu, Jun 23 2011, 4:20 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-13 : +0-17 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: More Price Volatility

Wed, Jun 22 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-25 : +0-05 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Fed Day

Wed, Jun 22 2011, 8:34 AM

The S&P 500 experienced its biggest gain in two months on Tuesday but trading is now back in caution-mode ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary poli...

NEW Headline Exhaustion Returns. Bonds Await New Guidance

Wed, Jun 22 2011, 5:09 PM

For a third day in a row, intraday price volatility kept mortgage rate watchers on their toes and lenders defensive . The Fannie 4.0 MBS coupon bou...

NEW FOMC Summary Plus Bernanke Q&A

Wed, Jun 22 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-26 : +0-06 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Another Slow Start

Tue, Jun 21 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-11 : -0-06 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Existing Home Sales & Vote of Confidence

Tue, Jun 21 2011, 8:54 AM

Rates rose yesterday in a quiet trading environment largely thanks to gains in the stock market. The S&P closed +0.54% at 1278.36. The 10yr note fini...

NEW MBS RECAP: Up Down Sideways

Tue, Jun 21 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-19 : +0-02 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Profit Taking Seen

Mon, Jun 20 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-22 : -0-02 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: FOMC Meeting, Greek Drama, Housing Data

Mon, Jun 20 2011, 9:01 AM

Indecisive investor attitudes carry over into the week ahead where two major events are seen shaping outlooks. The U.S. Federal Reserve will conc...

NEW MBS RECAP: 6/20/2011

Mon, Jun 20 2011, 4:15 PM

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