Surprisingly Big Bond Rally Relative to The Data 3 Hours, 42 Min ago Surprisingly Big Bond Rally Relative to The Data Bonds went on a bit of a buying spree on Thursday. It was the biggest rally day since November, at least, and that’s impressive given the motivations. Specifically, there was a […]
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Weakness in the bond market generally means higher mortgage rates. Today was no exception. A key economic report on the manufacturing sector was much stronger than expected. Bonds lost ground as a result and mortgage lenders were forced to set rates higher than Friday’s latest levels. But the caveat is that the average lender was
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Global bond markets shaken by Japan selloff, Greenland worries
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An exchange-traded fund tied to bets on natural disasters has started trading in London, after becoming the first such ETF to attract a lead market maker.The KRC Cat Bond UCITS ETF was launched with the goal of drawing more retail investors into the rapidly growing market for catastrophe bonds, says Rick Pagnani, chief executive of
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In This Article The announcement that President Donald Trump plans to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds using cash reserves at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is the latest White House strategy to lower interest rates and address the affordability crisis. For real estate investors, anything that moves rates down must be seen as a
As we reported last week, the announcement that Fannie and Freddie would buy $200bln in mortgage-backed securities led to a precipitous drop in rates last week. For most of Friday, the top tier 30yr fixed rate was at 5.99% for the average lender according to MND’s daily mortgage rate index–the lowest in roughly 3 years.
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Trading levels in the bond market directly impact the rates that mortgage lenders can offer. This is why rates moved so much lower after last week’s news regarding planned purchases of $200bln in mortgage backed bonds. But bonds aren’t the only input for rates, and those other inputs can make for days like today where
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The most important-sounding news over the weekend was last night’s subpoena of Fed Chair Powell over statements made to congress regarding the Fed’s building renovations. Bond yields were slightly higher this morning and commentators erroneously connected those dots. There was actually no meaningful movement in either direction when the news hit, but trading volume confirms
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(Image credit: Getty Images) With the Federal Reserve resuming rate cuts, many investors and advisers might be reassessing their short-term liquidity strategies. Thanks to their stable value, minimal duration and attractive yields, money market funds have become enormously popular in recent years, amassing a record high of $7.5 trillion in assets as of July, according
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Germania Insurance announced the placement of its first catastrophe bond, issued through Handshake ReLtd., as part of the company’s broader reinsurance and capital management strategy. The transaction became effective Jan. 1, 2026. The catastrophe bond provides $100 million of per occurrence protection from the perils of named storm, winter convective storm and complements Germania’s traditional
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