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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 February Coupon is up +24 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Initial Weekly Jobless Claims were lighter than expected, 205K vs. est. of 215K. The more closely watched 4 week moving average dropped to 212.5K. Continuing Claims were 1.634M vs. est.
READ MOREMBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 April Coupon is up +5 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Rosie the Riveter: The March ISM Manufacturing PMI contracted for the 5th straight month and hit levels we have not seen since the height of the pandemic driven slowdown. The headline reading was
READ MOREInterest rates have come back down. It may be good news, but banking and bonds are not that happy about it. Michael Harris explains how you should approach such a market change, all while eliminating debts as soon as possible. He also underlines the many benefits of using a perfect financial GPS program. This
READ MOREAn inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve showed signs of slowing in February, but it still remained abnormally high, according to new data released Friday. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index showed that consumer prices rose 0.3% from the previous month and climbed 5% on an annual basis, according to the Bureau of
READ MOREMBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 April Coupon is up +15 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Inflation Nation: We got a mixed bag of inflationary data today. Headline PCE MOM increased by 0.3% vs. est. of 0.2%. YOY, it was up 5.0% vs. est. of 5.3%. Core (ex food
READ MOREMBS OVERVIEW 4:30 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 April Coupon is down -3 BPS with 30 minutes left to trade. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Initial Weekly Jobless Claims remain below 200K with a reading of 198K vs. est. of 196K. The more closely watched 4 week moving average ticked up to 198,250. Continuing Claims were very
READ MOREMBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 April Coupon is up +5 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications improved by 2.9%. Refinances led the way, up 4.8%. Purchases were up 2.0%. The February Pending Home Sales Index saw a MOM gain of 0.8
READ MOREMBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 April Coupon is down -6 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: The January YOY metro city index from Case Shiller showed a gain of 2.5% which matched expectations but was almost half of the annual pace in December of
READ MOREMBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 January Coupon is up +13 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Bob the Builder: November Construction Spending was much better than expected, up 0.2% vs. est. of down -0.4% Rosie the Riveter: The revised Markit Manufacturing PMI matched the previous release of 46.2 On
READ MOREAre you caught in trouble with your debt when the Fed raises interest rates? Do you want to save yourself from, let’s say, a 30-year payoff into single digits? Well, you better grab this opportunity with Michael Harris because, in this episode, he will provide a path to helping you pay off those debts
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