JMBS News and Press, Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities From 01/04/24

2024-01-04 00:55:00 ET Summary U.S. home prices hit record highs in 2023, as a lack of supply outstripped any dent to demand that higher mortgage prices might have caused. The Fed may be done hiking rates, but is unlikely to aggressively cut rates in 2024, in part because of shelt...

2024-01-03 10:08:00 ET Summary The calendar year 2023 proved to be an incredible roller-coaster for U.S. fixed income. Sentiment in the money and bond markets shifted dramatically and yield levels plummeted across the board, while MBS and corporate bond spreads narrowed considerab...

2023-12-31 08:00:00 ET Summary This 2023 Year in Review is focused on the riveting “Year of Treasury Debt, Money Market Fund Intermediation, Repos and the ‘Basis Trade’." But by their nature, markets are prone to speculative excess and boom and bust dynamics. ...

2023-12-27 01:01:00 ET Summary The average annual returns for taxable and tax-exempt funds were negative 10.2% and negative 9.12%, respectively. With only three modest and widely expected rate hikes through the first half of the year, fixed income funds got off to a strong start w...

2023-12-27 00:26:00 ET Summary The US bond market has had a rough ride for much of the past two years, but the powerful rally over the last two months suggests the worst is over. The critical factor for bond prices in the year ahead, of course, is inflation’s path. The ...

2023-12-25 02:48:22 ET Summary Wall Street alchemists worked overtime to create sophisticated structures that intermediated increasingly high-risk mortgage debt into enticing securitizations and derivative instruments. Inflating home prices ensured only more speculative interest a...

2023-12-15 23:40:00 ET Summary As we near the end of a tumultuous year for fixed income, uncertainty remains high given the complex interplay between the Fed’s dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability. The market is increasingly pricing in looser FOMC monetary...

2023-12-15 21:20:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-12-13 21:55:00 ET Summary The FOMC voted unanimously today to keep its five policy rates unchanged, with the top of its policy rates at 5.50%. It was the third meeting in a row when the Fed held its policy rates, after the rate hike at its meeting in July. The statement c...

2023-12-13 19:05:00 ET Summary For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve did what was widely expected and kept the Fed Funds target unchanged at the December FOMC meeting. As a result, the trading range remains at 5.25%-5.50%, still at a more than 20-year high-water mark. ...