MBS off a smooth 13/32’s. Hence the reasons for opening Austin mortgage pricing, then an Austin mortgage price improvement, and now worsening Austin mortgage pricing
Just a quick note as the day (and the market) [...]
Earlier today, Consumer Income hit the skids, falling 1.3% while Spending rose .4%. The Income component was the largest monthly decline since January 2005. Pure and simple, it reflects declining wage and salary disbursements.
From our technical view, the chart looks more like “crack the whip” than any type of symmetrical trading. Last Friday caught a bid from month end buying (portfolio extension needs), Monday gave it all back as stocks traded and closed above 1000 on the S & P chart, and today’s rally has been derailed by Pending Home Sales.