Archive for March, 2014
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Robert Sinche of Pierpont Securities on the monthly JOLTS data:
The monthly survey on Job Openings and Labor Turnover for January is consistent with Steve’s view that the labor market improvement in late 2013 was unlikely to continue as slower inventory accumulation slows the economy in early 2014. The data did ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Swap spreads are 1/4 basis point to 1/2 basis point across the curve as deal flow pressures spreads tighter.As I noted in a post this morning hedge funds remain very interested in paying swaps on any additional compression from current levels.
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Via CRT Capital:
*** A lackluster takedown with a rare tail of 0.3 bp and non-dealer bidding at 45.4% vs. 53% norm ***
* 3-year auction stops at 0.802% vs. a 0.799% 1-pm bid WI.
* Dealers were awarded 54.6% vs. 47% average of the last four 3-year auctions.
* Indirects get 29.9% vs. ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
This is a little old because I am away from AcrosstheCurve.com's sprawling campus and in he big city today. So while sipping a club soda and lemon and waiting for a friend I checked some emails. MBS opened about a tick better but the rolls which were supposed to be ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
This is an excerpt from the morning note of Richard Gilhooly ( a friend and former colleague) of TDSecurities:
The 3yr auction today should go well, with the WI roll of 3.5bp leaving the WI at attractive levels of just over 80bp. The only stop higher than 80bp was the 91.3bp ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Swap spreads are opening 1 basis point tighter in 2s and 3s and 1/2 basis point tighter across the rest of the curve. Spreads continue to have downward momentum as the gargantuan corporate calendar generates receiving interest. One trader with whom I spoke this morning thinks that speculators will be ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Harry Reid is the Majority leader of the Senate and an insipid political hack. If nothing else he does grasp the concept of power and the imperious exercise of that power. Politico is running a story this morning which fascinates me as it details the lengths to which politicians will ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Via SocGen Research:
The parliament of Crimea has officially declared the independence of the autonomous region from Ukraine; the referendum to be held this Sunday is meant to approve the integration of Crimea to Russia.Despite being considered as illegal by the EU and the US, we see this referendum as key ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Via Bloomberg:
#$1.5b Kingdom of Denmark (DENK) Aaa/AAA 144a/Reg-S 3Y MS -2 BNP/HSBC/JPM/Nordea
$b National Australia Bank (NAB) Aa2/AA+ ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Corporate bond spreads are still on fire and remain that way even as corporate Treasurers sell huge amounts of paper. Friday was a slow day because of the labor report but issuance has been gargantuan Tuesday through yesterday except for the light Friday. Spreads remain very firm. In that period ...
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