MBS RECAP: Just Another Day For Bond Markets

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MBS traded less than a 3/8ths point range to end down an eighth of a point (Fannie 3.5) and 10yr yields traded an 8 bp range to end LESS THAN ONE BASIS POINT HIGHER on the day. This could have been any random day in the history of bond markets. Instead, it makes history as the day where the biggest shift in monetary policy was enacted to the smallest possible fanfare. As expected, the Fed raised it's target rate by a quarter point. Everyone knew they would and I haven't been shy about reminding you. What everyone didn't know was how the rest of the Fed's communications would read and how markets would react. It turns out the Fed wasn't keen to do anything surprising. As we might have gleaned from recent communications, the committee generally sees policy rates moving higher...(read more)

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