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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates at a ninth straight meeting and indicated there may be more hikes to come in a clear sign it’s confident that its bid to quell inflation won’t deepen a nascent banking crisis. The Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to increase its target for the federal funds rate by … [Read more…]
Absence of Data Leaves Even More Focus on The Fed If there happened to be some significant economic data today, or on the next two mornings, financial markets might wait to see what it implied before diving head-first into the pastime of overanalyzing Fed rate hike odds. With essentially no relevant data between now and then, the task at hand is clear: get in position for the Fed (if you’re not already) and react to any major developments in the banking sector. Monday’s early trading suggests markets are actually right about where they want to be after a bit of overnight volatility surrounding the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse. Econ Data / Events No significant econ data Market Movement Recap 09:16 AM 10s are currently down 2.6bps at 3.412. MBS are unchanged (5.0 coupons). 11:27 AM More legitimate weakness after an early bout of illiquidity. MBD down 3/8ths with at least a quarter point of losses vs AM highs. 10yr yields are up 3.2bps at 3.47. 02:13 PM Weakest levels of the day with MBS down just over half a point and 10yr yields up 5.4bps at 3.492. Stocks are up about 2/3rds of a percent.
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Stocks and Bond Yields Moving Higher Together; Fed on Deck Today’s trading session turned out to be every bit as simple as it seemed like it would be this morning. Why so simple? There were clear indications that improved sentiment in the banking sector was fueling a ‘risk-on’ trading pattern in Europe (i.e. stock prices and bond yields moving higher together). This extended to US markets, but especially to Treasuries. MBS actually outperformed, which isn’t too shocking considering Treasuries were the star performers when the market was trading in a risk-off direction. Econ Data / Events Existing Home Sales 4.58m vs 4.20m f’cast, 4.0m prev Market Movement Recap 08:58 AM Weaker overnight. Europe trades risk-on. 10yr up 10+ bps at 3.587. MBS down 3/8ths. 10:41 AM Moderate improvement since 9am, but still weaker on the day. MBS down less than a quarter point. 10yr up 8bps at 3.562. 01:40 PM Respectable 20yr bond auction without any major reaction in the bond market. 10yr up 10bps at 3.583 and MBS down just over a quarter point. 03:45 PM Stocks at highs. 10yr yields up 12.3bps at 3.606, near highs. MBS outperforming despite a brief scare due to illiquidity. Still down just over a quarter point.