Employment Situation Looks Crappy

Well, when you have 85k jobs lost in December and the unemployment rate is at 10%, the New Year doesn’t particularly look that promising to you if you’re getting fitted for that cap and gown in May.

While many are saying that the economy is “switching gears”, a 10% unemployment rate isn’t really indicative of that, [...]

Jobless Claims In and a HUGE Day Tomorrow

Good morning all!

The only economic report for today is the Jobless Claims, and that figure has come in at 434k, a little bit lower than the 439k that was expected, and not much different than the prior 433k.

Mortgage bonds are not moving much from yesterdays losses, as we are currently up 3 basis points and [...]

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 [...]