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Mortgage Rates Waiting on the Federal Reserve - 12 hours ago
Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchMortgage rates moved higher early Friday morning following a better than expected read on Retail Sales. However, as the day progressed, benchmark Treasury yields did move lower, helping mortgage-backed securities prices recover early session losses. Most lenders did not reprice for the better after these improvements though. After a slow week of economic data, the calendar picks up in the days ahead. Starting with manufacturing data this morning.... Each month, the New York Federal Reserve conducts a survey of approximately 175 manufacturing executives in New York State on the strength of business conditions. Readings above 0 indicate expanding or improving conditions while readings below 0 indicate contraction. This data has indicated steady improvements since August of 2009. The Empire State...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
MBS CLOSE: Flat Day Reiterates Focus On FOMC - 13 hours ago
Posted To: MBS CommentaryIn shocking twist of events, MBS end where they begin, with 4.5 at 100-29 "Huge" change in treasuries too with 10yr at 3.695 vs. 3.701 coming into the day (a whole 6 thousands) Stocks rally to close right at their best levels from Friday, but no higher. Stock lever didn't hurt bonds. Tomorrow AM data of low to moderate importance: Housing Starts at 830 expected at .565 mln vs .591 mln previously Import/Export Prices at 830 (previously .8% MoM and 3.4% YoY on exports and 1.4% MoM and 11.5% YoY on imports) Important stuff later in day with FOMC announcement at 215pm Did you know that MoM and YoY refer to "month over month" change and "year over year" change, respectively? We use that from time to time, as do others. And armed with that little bit of knowledge...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
Ranking the Largest Banks by Assets; Warehouse Lending; More on Mandatory vs. Best Efforts; Funding Costs Are Really Cheap - 14 hours ago
Posted To: The Garrett Watts ReportWith all the moving and shifting, here are the most recent numbers on the largest banks ranked by assets: A few others you know are: #12 U.S. Bancorp ($265 billion), #17 BB&T ($165 billion), #23 Fifth Third ($110 billion), #33 Comerica ($59 billion), #82 Sterling Financial, Spokane ($11.9 billion). Top bank research firm Keefe, Bruyette has identified 21 distinct periods of bank performance starting in the early 1960s. Outperformance periods averaged 34 months in length, during which bank stocks outperformed the market by an average of 20.8% annualized. The under-performance cycles averaged 23 months, during which bank stocks lagged the market by 20% per year, on average. Our view is that an outperformance for small cps banks is just around the corner. A good example of how much access...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
MBS AFTERNOON: Coasting To Uneventful Conclusion - 14 hours ago
Posted To: MBS CommentaryMBS 4.5's unchanged at 100-28 10yr Tsy at 3.703 Stocks Rallying BIG into their close with S&P at 1150, same as last week's ceiling Seems like the S&P rallying from 1143 to 1150 should be more important than it's actually turning out to be for bonds. Without looking at the stock market itself, you'd scarcely be able to infer that rally from any weakness in bonds. Indeed, treasuries and MBS yields have moved about as much as a fully depressed Toyota gas pedal. The focus remains on FOMC tomorrow. This is probably part of the reason stocks can get away with a late day rally without affecting bonds too much, not to mention there's limited volume behind it....(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
Home Builder Confidence Falls. Foul Weather and Distressed Sales Cited as Reason - 15 hours ago
Posted To: MND NewsWireThe National Association of Home Builders released their monthly Housing Market Index today. Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for more than 20 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” The survey also asks builders to rate traffic of prospective buyers as “high to very high,” “average” or “low to very low.” Scores for each component are then used to calculate a seasonally adjusted index where any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions as good than poor. In March, Builder confidence lost the small amount of progress seen in February...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it. |
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