The three areas that have the greatest ability to impact MBS backend pricing this week are: (1) The Talking Fed, (2) Central Bank Palooza and (3) Treasury Dump.
Nick AlvinoJune 20, 2023
This is a very big week in terms of Fed speak, geopolitical issues, economics and more. The three areas that have the greatest ability to impact backend pricing this week…
Nick AlvinoSeptember 21, 2020
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost just 3 basis points from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move sideways compared to the prior…
Nick AlvinoJuly 20, 2020
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost 36 basis points from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to edge up compared to the levels of…
Nick AlvinoMay 26, 2020
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost 58 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move slightly higher from the prior…
Nick AlvinoApril 20, 2020
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained just 1 basis point from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to remain at or near the same…
Nick AlvinoNovember 25, 2019
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities MBS) gained 16 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to remain at their best (lowest) levels…
Nick AlvinoAugust 19, 2019
Learn from the Past Overview Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained just 4 basis points from last Friday's close which caused fixed mortgage rates to move sideways for the week. There…
Nick AlvinoJune 25, 2018
This Week After a week with no economic releases, this week we have a number of measurements: On Monday, April retail sales are expected to have declined. Wednesday and Thursday…
Nick AlvinoMay 13, 2013