• May 10, 2023
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Inflation rose again in April despite an aggressive interest-rate hike campaign by the Federal Reserve, indicating that strong underlying price pressures are still bubbling beneath the surface of the economy – and continuing to burden millions of Americans. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the consumer price index, a broad measure of the price for

• May 10, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is up +24 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications increased by a healthy 6.3%. Purchases were up 4.8% and Refinances were up 10.0% Inflation Nation: Overall, the April Consumer Price Index data was inline

• May 9, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is down -4 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Domestic Flavor: We had a very light day for economic data (again). The Talking Fed: NY Fed President John Willams spoke at the Economic Club of New York that “We haven’t said we

• May 8, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is down -12 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Domestic Flavor: We had a very light day for economic data. Inflation Nation: The NY Fed published the results of its April Survey of Consumer Expectations, which found that while inflation expectations at

• May 7, 2023
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has updated Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs), which are risk assessment fees implemented in the underwriting process before loans are packaged and delivered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These government Enterprises guarantee most mortgages in the United States, and the changes (announced in January) went into effect May

• May 7, 2023
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  Fed goes on rate hikes for the tenth time. What you must do about it to get out of debt and create massive wealth? Michel Harries talks about economic and market headlines you must keep an eye on to maintain a financially secure life. He also underlines the importance of simple interest, the power

• May 5, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is down -9 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: It’s Big Jobs Friday! You can read the official BLS release here. Here is the Tale of the Tape: Jobs: April Non Farm Payrolls (NFP) were 253K vs. est. of

• May 4, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is down -14 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: The April Challenger Job Cuts showed 66,995 corporate announced cuts vs. March’s pace of 89,703. Initial Weekly Jobless Claims were inline with estimates, 242K vs. 240K. The more closely watched

• May 3, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is up +20 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: The April ADP Employment Change was much better than expected showing 296K job additions vs. est. of only 148K Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications edged lower by

• May 2, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 May Coupon is up +40 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: March Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed 9.590M unfilled jobs which was lower than expectations of 9.775M. The Quits rate was 2.5%. Overall, a solid report but lower