Stable and Sideways Now That Rates Are Back in The Range
Stable and Sideways Now That Rates Are Back in The Range
Abstract
Stable and Sideways Now That Rates Are Back in The Range The past two days had seen more volatility in rates markets as traders reconciled lower inflation readings and upbeat economic data. The net effect was a fairly quick move back up into the familiar old "Sideways, volatile range." As rates hit the 2.91% pivot point yesterday, there was immediately less of an impulse to sell. Slightly stronger overnight, mostly during Asian hours. 10yr down 3.5bps at 2.857 and MBS up 2 ticks. MBS down a quick eighth after Consumer Sentiment data. MBS are off the earlier lows, up roughly an eighth on the day, and flat for 2-3 hours. MBS traded a 3 tick range for the past 7 hours, and wasn't much outside that even at the extremes.