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Volatility continues to describe the financial markets; this morning in early activity the stock index futures pointing to a down open, treasuries and mortgages continue to improve. Yesterday the Fed shocked markets by actually setting a long term time frame to … Continue reading →

Very early this morning the bond and mortgage markets were trading lower in price with US stock indexes pointing to a better open at 9:30 after the serious beating taken yesterday. Nothing of substance changed over night, just a bounce … Continue reading →

Interest rates were better again overnight; the debt ceiling del is all but done, the Senate is scheduled to vote at 12:00 today with more votes than needed to send the bill to Obama for his signature. Politically both parties … Continue reading →

Treasuries and mortgages opened weak this morning; over the week-end no real progress with the debt ceiling increase as political gamesmanship continues. Democrats and the Pres want debt ceiling increase large enough to avoid having to deal with it next … Continue reading →

A nice start today with treasuries and mortgages doing much better after the huge increase in interest rates last week. The 10 yr note rate jumped 37 basis points and mortgage rates up 25 percent last week. Looking for some retracement … Continue reading →

Early this morning the 10 yr note made a new low yield at 2.88% frm 2.97% at the end of yesterday on increasing concerns over Europe’s debt problems headlined by Greece. The European Union’s failure to contain the Greek debt … Continue reading →

    Yesterday’s strong rally in the bond and mortgage markets may have been a little too much too rapidly. This morning treasuries and mortgages are lower in price; at 9:00 the 10 yr note -8/32 at 3.09% +3 bp and … Continue reading →