Bonds took a bit of a lead-off heading into today’s Fed announcement as 10yr yields flirted with a break below 1.0% for the first time since cresting that level in early January. As expected and hoped, the Fed statement was a snoozer. If anything, it was bond-friendly and Powell’s press conference even more so. Still, bonds barely budged. Stocks were much more volatile with S&P futures falling more than 3% by the end of the day. Last but not least, here’s an obligatory Game Stop price update: 339.7 at the close, more than doubling yesterday’s close.
Econ Data / Events
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Fed UMBS Schedule 10am, 1130am, 1pm
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Durable Goods: 0.2 vs 0.9 (Core CapEx: 0.6 vs 0.6)
Market Movement Recap
09:09 AM
Bonds rallied moderately overnight with most of the gains seen during the European session. Early domestic traders piled into the same trade, especially after the weaker-than-expected Durable Goods data. Bonds have their sights set on a break below 1.0% in 10yr yields and are currently less than 1bp away. MBS are up an eighth of a point and stocks are down more than 1%.
01:43 PM
MBS are back in line with AM levels after a late morning rally that took 1.5 coupons more than a quarter of a point higher on the day. 10yr yields were unable to crack below 1.0%, but remain within striking distance (1.014%). Stocks are still down big (1.5%).
03:38 PM
Very quiet trading during and after Fed statement and Powell press conference. Powell was utterly supportive, but markets assumed he would be. Bonds moved a hair higher in yield, but are now back in line with pre-Fed levels (same as the last update, except stocks have continued to tank, now down 2.7%).
MBS Pricing Snapshot
Pricing shown below is delayed, please note the timestamp at the bottom. Real time pricing is available via MBS Live.
MBS |
UMBS 2.0 103-14 : +0-02 |
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Treasuries |
10 YR 1.0160 : -0.0240 |
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Pricing as of 1/27/21 4:57PMEST |
Today’s Reprice Alerts and Updates
2:06PM : Fed Statement Little-Changed; No Reaction in Bonds So Far
8:51AM : Lowest Yields in Weeks After Durable Goods Miss
MBS Live Chat Highlights
Matt Graham : “This could be fun to look back on in a few years: POWELL: DECLINES TO COMMENT SPECIFICALLY ON GAMESTOP STOCK VOLATILITY”
Matt Graham : “first question to Powell: game stop, wow”
Matt Graham : “POWELL: INFLATION HAS AVERAGED LESS THAN 2% FOR A QUARTER CENTURY”
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Source: mortgagenewsdaily.com