Yesterday morning, we discussed the technical outlook for bond markets in the context of "open options." In other words, the technical studies were not as strong as they can sometimes be, but neither ...

With a higher interest rate environment, yield investors are looking for low-risk ways to make a high yield. Mortgage-backed securities offer a high single-digit yield for potentially no risk. The ...

The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) efforts to beat back inflation with its monetary tools have already shifted the winds in the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The Fed’s continuing ...

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