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January 25, 2023 – Economic News

  • January 25, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 February Coupon is up +12 with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications were up for the 2nd straight week. This time by 7.0%. Refinances were up 14.6% and Purchases were up 3.4% Treasury Dump: We had a record

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January 24, 2023 – Economic News

  • January 24, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 February Coupon is up +18 with 60 minutes left to trade. Rosie the Riveter: The preliminary Markit Manufacturing PMI was better than expected (46.8 vs. est. of 46.1) but still well below 50. Same story with Services, 46.6 vs. est. of 44.5. Richmond Fed Manufacturing

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January 2023 – Economic News Afternoon

  • January 23, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 February Coupon is down -9 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. There were no domestic events today. On Deck for Tomorrow: Richmond Fed Manufacturing, 2 year Treasury note auction. Check the main page for Bryan’s video break down SIGMA RESEARCH, INC. THE SHIRMEYER REPORT

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January 23, 2023 – Economic News Morning

  • January 23, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Three Things: These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact your backend pricing this week. 1) Inflation Nation, 2) Central Bank Palooza and 3) GDP 1) Inflation Nation: We get the Fed’s key inflation gauge on Friday with PCE as well as Personal Incomes and Spending. Will this follow

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January 20, 2023 – Economic News

  • January 20, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 February Coupon is down -13 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: December Existing Home Sales were a little better than expected, 4.02M units on an annualized basis vs. est. of 3.96M and not far off November’s pace of 4.08M Jobs, Jobs,

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Bad Economic News Is Bad News

  • January 20, 2023
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  No matter what you do, you can’t create the wealth you deserve and save yourself out of debt with today’s economic state. You don’t have to stay on that route during a bad economic state because Michael Harris, the President and CEO of United Mortgage Corporations of America, brings his Financial GPS Program to

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January 19, 2023 – Economic News

  • January 19, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 February Coupon is up +1 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: December Building Permits had an annualized pace of 1.330M vs. est. of 1.370M. But Housing Starts were 1.382M vs. est. of 1.359M…so a mixed bag there. Jobs, Jobs,

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January 18, 2023 – Economic News

  • January 18, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 February Coupon is up +25 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications shot up by 27.9%. Refinances rocketed up by 34.2% and Purchases were up 24.7%. The January NAHB Index came in at 35 instead of 31

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January 17, 2023 – Economic News

  • January 17, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 February Coupon is down -12 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Rosie the Riveter: The January NY Empire Manufacturing Index absolutely cratered, falling to an unheard of -32.9 vs. est. of -4.5 On Deck For Tomorrow: Bank of Japan Interest Rate Decision, Retail Sales, Producer Price Index,

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U.S. Braces for Debt Ceiling Battle

  • January 17, 2023
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The U.S. House of Representatives is bracing for a bitter struggle over the federal debt ceiling. While the issue is usually one of political theater that tends to be resolved before the country shoots itself in the foot with a voluntary default, things may turn out a little differently this time. Toughness on spending plans

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