Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Mortgage bond prices remain weaker this morning pushing mortgage interest rates higher

Mortgage bond prices remain weaker this morning pushing mortgage interest rates higher. The data out of the euro zone was generally U.S. debt friendly but unfortunately we cannot get any traction from the news and the supply(Treasury auctions) heading our way this week are weighing heavily on U.S. debt instruments.

A manufacturing report out of Germany was weaker than expected but the initial short term reaction did not reverse the negative sentiment this morning for mortgage backed securities. The euro zone troubles are far from over and we should expect more volatility.

There was no data released this morning. We have a 3Y Treasury auction this afternoon.

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