The three areas that have the greatest ability to impact MBS backend pricing this week are: (1) The Consumer, (2) Davos Baby and (3) The Talking Fed.
Nick AlvinoJanuary 16, 2024
The three areas that have the greatest ability to impact backend pricing this week are: (1) Inflation Nation, (2) The Talking Fed and (3) Central Bank Palooza.
Nick AlvinoMay 24, 2021
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost -32 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move higher for the week. The…
Nick AlvinoApril 16, 2018
What Happened Last Week? Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost 26 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move slightly higher. We had a wild…
Nick AlvinoAugust 31, 2015
What Happened Last Week? Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained just 4 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move sideways. There was a lot…
Nick AlvinoJuly 14, 2015
I hope you had a great 4th of July weekend! What Happened Last Week? Greece has defaulted and voted to "stick it" to the IMF/ECB, etc. And the reaction by…
Nick AlvinoJuly 6, 2015
What Happened Last Week? Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost -8 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to rise to their highest levels of 2015…
Nick AlvinoJune 15, 2015
What Happened Last Week? MBS Overview - Learn from the Past Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained +54 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close, which caused fixed mortgage rates to…
Nick AlvinoJune 2, 2015
This week is a big one for interest rate markets. The economic calendar is full of data on businesses and manufacturing with both ISM reports (manufacturing and services), construction spending,…
Nick AlvinoApril 29, 2013