Rates Jump Higher Again This Morning

Just like yesterday, MBS is taking a beating again this morning. We’re currently down 31 bps, and we’re awaiting the Existing Home Sales report in about 15 minutes.

The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) came in at 2.2%, lower than the expected 2.8% estimate which caused MBS to rise a little, but we are still in negative [...]

Morning Market Update 12/18/09

Currently down around 12 bps, there are no economic reports coming out today.

Yesterday was a decent day in terms of mortgage bonds, as we were in the green practically all day.

Bernanke got voted in for a second term as Fed Chairman, and the Fed stated that they intended to keep rates low for an extended [...]

Morning Market Update 12/17/09

Good morning folks,

Currently we up about 36 basis points (bps) as of this morning, as stocks are in negative territory and the Philadelphia Fed Index (an indicator of manufacturing sector trends) came in higher than expected.

We’re bouncing back from some of the losses from the past week, but I wouldn’t expect MBS to move enough [...]

Morning Market Update 12/16/09

Currently up around 6 bp for the morning and hovering around the 100 Day Moving Average (DMA), the CPI (Consumer Price Index-average price of basket of goods spanning over 200 categories) came in at the estimated 0.4% as well as the Housing Starts (number of new monthly residential construction projects that are underway) which came [...]

Morning Market Update

Morning all, currently down about 6bp for the morning.

There’s no economic reports coming out today, however, MBS started in negative territory early in the morning and has rebounded back to even levels

We’re attempting to hold above the 25 DMA (Day Moving Average), and are nearing the 1st level of resistance, so I think today should [...]

Morning Market Update

Good morning all…

MBS is currently up 16bp on the morning and hovering around the 1st level of support.

As for today, there are no economic reports set to come out, so looks like what will be a quiet Monday. (Kind of like what Tim Tebow’s experiencing today…)

2 important days this week are Thursday (Jobless Claims) and [...]