Year-End Trading. No Big Deal Bonds started stronger but lost ground quickly and inexplicably starting around 10:30am ET.

Major holidays typically involve a full day market closure along with an "early close" on an adjacent day.  This matters to ...

Besides being enthralled with Tiger King and My Octopus Teacher four years ago, what do AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MD, MA, NJ, ...

Feel Free to Enjoy The Rally, But Don't Read Too Much Into It Bonds improved somewhat significantly in overnight trading and ...

The day begins with MBS in slightly weaker territory while Treasuries are slightly stronger.  The discrepancy isn't really ...

Because mortgage rates are determined by trading levels in the bond market, when the market is closed, lenders don't update ...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) releases monthly reports on both existing and pending home sales. The latter ...

Stop the presses!  MBS are up almost 3/8ths of a point in early trading and 10yr yields have surged lower by 8bps.  This is a ...

What do they call the 4th of July in nursing homes? In Depends Day.” (Another joke at the bottom.) There are plenty of ...

I've just checked my home insurance policy and apparently if my blanket is stolen in the middle of the night, I’m not covered ...

But Still Uneventful Bonds began the day in decent shape by pushing back against weakness during European hours.  MBS were ...

Bonds are back in the office for a few days, at least in the sense that there are no holiday scheduled changes, and they've ...