Archive for November, 2008
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Agency spreads continue to leak wider versus Treasury debt as well as swaps.Two year benchmarks are 3 wider today at 183 basis points.Five year spreads are 10 wider at 161 basis points. Ten year spreads are 15 wider at 178.
Spreads to Libor are at historic wides. Two year agencies are Libor + ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Subject: *SOMALI PIRATES APPLY TO BECOME BANK TO ACCESS TARP
*SOMALI PIRATES APPLY TO BECOME BANK TO ACCESS TARP ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
That is the mood and demeanor in some of the spread markets. The IG 11 is 273/278 which is 32 wider on the day. The dealer who made that quote cites the congestion in the market which has emerged as dealers are falling over one another to hedge exsanguinating ( A ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Swap spreads are gapping tighter as a massive duration grab marches forward. Two year spreads are tighter by a basis point at 103 basis points. Five year spreads are tighter by 9 basis points and rest at 86 basis points. Ten year spreads are tighter by 15 basis points and ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
AAA CMBX opening 125 to 150 wider. CMBS cash AAAs wider by about 125 basis points. The all in yield on these things 16 percentish.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
We live in amazing times. The yield on the 2 year note is 0.99 basis points,shattering the 1.10 level touched in June 2003. The 5 year note has breached 2.00 and trades at a record low yield of 1.93 percent. The 10 year note has a little more distance to ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
HSBC: US Jobless Claims (15 Nov wk) - Terrible
* Initial jobless claims jumped higher to 542k (consensus
505k), up from 515k last week
* The four-week ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
The aforementioned index is opening approximately unchanged on a wide quote of 244/248.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities have posted mixed results in overnight trading. Securities which mature in 5 years or less languished while prices on 10 year notes and 30 year bonds vaulted higher.The yield on the 2 year note is higher by 2 basis points at 1.08 percent. The yield ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Libor US$ Fixing
11/20 11/19 Change
OVERNIGHT .44375 .43750 .00625
1 WEEK .96250 .91875 .04375
2 WEEKS 1.14125 1.12500 .01625
1 MONTH 1.39875 ...
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