Monday, June 6, 2011

The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Beige Book, Fed-Speak

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Jun 6, 2011 9:38AM

The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Beige Book, Fed-Speak

If deteriorating stock market sentiment turns a corner this week, it's unlikely to be a function of optimistic data. The calendar of events is simply too light to drive a sustainable directional reversal. The schedule in the week ahead includes much Fed-speak, an anecdotal review of economic developments around the country and the Monthly Treasury Budget Statement. Besides those planned releases, Treasury will auction $66 billion in 3-year, 10-year and 30-year debt on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday...

Jun 3, 2011 5:11PM

Another View of the Bond Market Repeating History

The bond market has been building toward today for some time-weeks, maybe months. The most recent stage of the MBS rally has been in motion since April 11th when underlying benchmarks were able to hold onto ultra long-term support that stretched back to a bullish trend which began BEFORE the financial crisis even unfolded. With the two exceptions of the initial crash itself in 2008 and its encore performance into the fall of 2010, this trend has contained ALL of the movement in the 10yr yield. It...


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3:08 PM:

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1:47 PM:

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12:33 PM:

Housing Issues Need More Attention: White House Advisor

12:03 PM:

Lackluster Buyer Attitude Remains Ahead of Auctions

10:31 AM:

Continuing-Ed: Auction Concessions and Bond Prices

9:44 AM:

Fed-Speak: Plosser Stays Hawkish. QE3 Hurdle is High

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Today's Comments

Show Rates

"What do people think here in terms of rates? Seems 4.375% may be VERY possible whereas anything below 4.25% seems risky. Comments?"

Pete Metz

"Whether interest rate go down or interest rates go up. The purchase market will remain the same as the general public is now seeing that today is an awesome..."

Ted Rood

"Let's keep in mind that bond supply is pretty limited: no FHA streams, purchase volume way down (and many cash purchases), can't redo HARP loans..."

Today's Q&A

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