Mortgage Backed Securities OverviewThe bond market was closed yesterday in observance of President's Day, but the rest of the week is full of great economic releases.We will get a good…
Nick AlvinoFebruary 18, 2014
This WeekMortgage Backed Securities OverviewThis is a big week that starts off with the installation of Janet Yellen as the Chairperson of the Federal Reserve this morning. There are no…
Nick AlvinoFebruary 4, 2014
This is a huge week for economic data with some big-time reports that have the gravitas to really cause some swings in pricing. But the biggest event of the week…
Nick AlvinoJanuary 27, 2014
This is a very light week for economic data. The bond market was closed Monday and there is really only one day (Thursday) with any meaningful economic releases. Plus, there…
Nick AlvinoJanuary 21, 2014
This week Lots of data on inflation: There are several reports (Import Prices, CPI and PPI) which will give a good picture of the inflation picture. The market is expecting very…
Nick AlvinoJanuary 13, 2014
After two straight holiday-shortened weeks with lower than normal trading volumes, we finally have a full work week with all the bond traders back and ready to go.This is a…
Nick AlvinoJanuary 6, 2014
We have another holiday-shortened week. The bond market will close at 2:00EST on Tuesday and will not reopen until Thursday.Tuesday's Chicago PMI report will be very key as it will give…
Nick AlvinoDecember 30, 2013
Due to the holidays, this is a very light week.What is on the agenda for this week?DateTime (ET)Economic ReleaseMarket ExpectsPrior23-Dec8:30 AMPersonal Income0.50%-0.10%23-Dec8:30 AMPersonal Spending0.50%0.30%23-Dec8:30 AMPCE Prices - Core0.10%0.10%23-Dec9:55 AMMichigan Sentiment…
Nick AlvinoDecember 23, 2013
This could be a very pivotal week. First, let's address this morning's early data.We had a mixed bag of news. Productivity rose and Unit Labor Costs dropped. This is great…
Nick AlvinoDecember 16, 2013