Posted To: MBS CommentaryHindsight really is 20/20, and foresight wasn’t too bad either. Either way, the picture is becoming clearer as bond yields move back toward recent highs in the wake of today’s Fed Minutes. Let’s start with the foresight . We’d been expecting (or at least entertaining the strong possibility) bonds to weaken earlier this week in the event the stock market found its footing. Stocks found that footing yesterday, but bonds didn’t panic too much. My conclusion from yesterday’s recap was that “bond traders could be waiting to make their move until tomorrow afternoon’s Fed Minutes,” or that we were getting a temporary boost from somewhere. Today’s uneventful Fed announcement (stocks closed right at pre-Fed levels and bonds didn’t really make a big move…(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
MBS RECAP: Fed Proves to be Mere Speedbump For Bond Sellers
