Mon, Dec 7 2009, 3:39 PM
Looks like consumers are leaning on their credit cards again....In October, consumers reduced outstanding debt by $3.5 billion, much less than the $9....
Mon, Dec 7 2009, 1:48 PM
Bottom line: everybody is fond of saying that lenders will take away faster than they give it back and it's very likely that Friday was no exception f...
Fri, Dec 4 2009, 10:47 AM
Fri, Dec 4 2009, 8:29 AM
Rates are higher after the data....After coming to a rest directly in the middle of the range ahead of the data, the 10yr is now testing the upper lim...
Fri, Dec 4 2009, 3:29 PM
We are sticking with our strategy heading into year end. PLAY THE RANGE UNTIL THE RANGE PLAYS YOU.
Thu, Dec 3 2009, 11:34 AM
Thu, Dec 3 2009, 8:32 AM
RATES ARE MOVING HIGHER IN A HURRY THIS MORNING. The 10yr TSY note is -0-19 at 99-30 yielding 3.384%...This is a function of the market finding it's w...
Thu, Dec 3 2009, 3:57 PM
The market found a comfort level, where it had last accepted price levels based on strategies and biases not not influenced by an outlier event...more...
Thu, Dec 3 2009, 2:10 PM
For the better part of the day MBS have been confined in a range between 101-25 and 101-28. Except for a brief foray to 101-29, this trend goes all t...
Wed, Dec 2 2009, 11:33 AM
Wed, Dec 2 2009, 9:16 AM
We continue to remind of the importance of THE RANGE. The recent rise in rates adds further evidence that the market is more comfortable trading THE R...
Wed, Dec 2 2009, 3:59 PM
While last Friday's MBS valuation weakness extended all the way into the first half of today's trading session...buyers finally emerged this afternoon...
Tue, Dec 1 2009, 12:15 PM
The 10yr TSY note is now testing 3.26 and "rate sheet influential" prices just hit a new intraday low.We have already seen a few reprices for the wor...
Tue, Dec 1 2009, 11:18 AM
Tue, Dec 1 2009, 3:11 PM
Mortgages are finding it difficult to maintain support as th 10yr tests the all important 3.27% pivot point. The long end of the yield curve is taking...
Mon, Nov 30 2009, 11:46 AM
The FN 4.0 is -0-01 at 100-09 yielding 3.98% and the FN 4.5 is currently +0-00 at 102-16 yielding 4.198%. The secondary mortgage market current coupon...
Mon, Nov 30 2009, 8:40 AM
Mon, Nov 30 2009, 5:08 PM
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Fri, Nov 27 2009, 10:53 AM
Fri, Nov 27 2009, 8:59 AM
he bond market is benefiting from a flight to safety rally after Dubai's Supreme Fiscal Committee announced they would ask creditors of Dubai World, t...
Fri, Nov 27 2009, 3:38 PM
Lenders will find it more and more difficult to offload loan paper originated below 4.50%. The volatile duration of 4.0 MBS coupons adds an extra help...
Wed, Nov 25 2009, 10:39 AM
As has been very much the custom recently, Tsy's are having in "inside day" so far as ranges narrow into ready position before important data. If you...
Wed, Nov 25 2009, 10:04 AM
Wed, Nov 25 2009, 9:30 AM
The FN 4.0 is +0-04 at 99-31 and the FN 4.5 is +0-04 at 102-12. I dont have to do much with my spreadsheet to figure out the current coupon. The FN 4....
Wed, Nov 25 2009, 5:30 PM
Wed, Nov 25 2009, 3:37 PM
Last week the 10yr TSY note bounced around between 3.32% and 3.37%. Early on this week, that range was broken as 10yr note yields tested 3.42%. Howeve...
Wed, Nov 25 2009, 1:04 PM
The initial reaction to the auction results has been positive, "rate sheet influential" MBS prices are higher. We wouldn't be doing our job if we didn...
Tue, Nov 24 2009, 10:30 AM
After a concentrated blast of econ data this AM, the calendar is on break until the 5yr note auction at 1pm. Sure, there is a 4 week bill auction at ...
Tue, Nov 24 2009, 9:00 AM
After the release of the data, 10yr note yields are a few bps higher...but holding the overnight gains that pushed yields back into last week's range....
Tue, Nov 24 2009, 5:34 PM
Tue, Nov 24 2009, 2:37 PM
Tue, Nov 24 2009, 1:00 PM
The Treasury has successfully auctioned a record $42 billion 5 yr notes at a high yield of 2.175%, which is lower than the 1pm "When Issued" mid-marke...
Mon, Nov 23 2009, 11:32 AM
Mon, Nov 23 2009, 8:35 AM
In the week that was, mortgages traded in a narrowing range as 10yr TSY notes bounced back and forth between positional resistance and support. While ...
Mon, Nov 23 2009, 5:25 PM
Mon, Nov 23 2009, 3:06 PM
Heading into the after hours session, the FN 4.0 is +0-05 at 99-17 yielding 4.053% and the FN 4.5 is +0-05 at 101-30 yielding 4.263%. The secondary ma...
Mon, Nov 23 2009, 1:00 PM
Fri, Nov 20 2009, 11:23 AM
While our benchmarks have bounced around this six basis point range all week..." rate sheet influential" MBS coupon price improvements have stalled an...
Fri, Nov 20 2009, 9:30 AM
The FN 4.0 is currently -0-02 at 99-08 and the FN 4.5 is trading +0-01 at 101-23. The range narrows...there isnt much room for further price appreciat...
Fri, Nov 20 2009, 5:01 PM
Fri, Nov 20 2009, 4:28 PM
Fri, Nov 20 2009, 2:15 PM