by Calculated Risk on 3/22/2021 09:00:00 PM

From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: MBS RECAP: Not a Bad Day, But We Need More Convincing

Rates have tried to convince us that the worst is over on several occasions in the past few months. First it was 1.18%, then 1.38%, and most recently 1.63% (all in terms of 10yr yields), but all of those would-be ceilings quickly gave way to more weakness. 1.75% is now singing the same tune. ... [30 year fixed 3.43%]
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Tuesday:
• At 10:00 AM ET, New Home Sales for February from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for 885 thousand SAAR, down from 923 thousand in January.

• Also at 10:00 AM, Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for March.

• At 12:00 PM, Testimony, Fed Chair Powell, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives