What’s up in Mortgage Today – 2.2.23
MBS up 6 bps. 10yT down 5. Both the Bank of England (BOE) and European Central Bank (ECB) released policy announcements early this morning. Both were as-expected in terms of rate hikes. The [...]
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What’s up in Mortgage Today – 2.1.23
Wednesday - February 1, 2023 MBS up 9 bps on the open. 10y down 7 bps. Bonds were almost perfectly flat in Asia, then slightly stronger in Europe. Notably, EU bonds pulled back [...]
What’s up in Mortgage Today – 1.31.23
Tuesday - January 31, 2023 UMBS up 9 on the day, so far. Down about .25 from high of the day The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is an economic report that was never [...]
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What’s up in Mortgage Today – 12.30.23
UMBS down 28 bps early. US equity futures fell on Monday along with stocks in Europe as a note of caution crept in at the start of a week marked by interest-rate decisions [...]
Mortgage Market Week in Review – Week of 1.27.23
Monday - January 23, 2023 UMBS 5.5 is off 23 bps early. "Supply" is the theme of the day/week so far with bonds drifting weaker in the overnight session as European supply pushed [...]