Dale Zbieranek's (dalez) Blog

It has been awhile. Over six strait months of mortgage zaniness. Mortgage bond prices remain weaker this afternoon following the data this morning and debt supply hitting the market next week. Unemployment came in @ 9.4%, higher than the expected 9.2% mark. However, non-farm payrolls fell 345k, c...

Wednesday's bond market has opened up sharply after this morning's economic news showed much weaker than expected results. The stock markets have reacted negatively to the new with the Dow down 150 points and the Nasdaq down 36 points. The bond market is currently up 28/32, which should improve t...

Monday's bond market has opened in positive territory as they continue Friday's rally. The stock markets are showing early losses with the Dow down 46 points and the Nasdaq down 16 points. The bond market is currently up 8/32, which should improve this morning's mortgage rates by approximately .2...

Wednesday's bond market opened down slightly but has since recovered those losses as stocks moved into negative ground. The stock markets are showing early losses with the Dow down 31 points and the Nasdaq down 7 points. The bond market is currently up 7/32, but I am not expecting to see much of ...

Friday's bond market has opened in negative territory following the release of stronger than expected economic news and sizable stock market gains. Stocks are rallying this morning with the Dow up 166 points and the Nasdaq up 33 points. The bond market is currently down 15/32, which will likely p...

Thursday's bond market has opened in positive territory following the release of some weaker than expected economic news. The stock markets are mixed with the Dow down 30 points and the Nasdaq up 10 points. The bond market is currently up 7/32, which should improve this morning's mortgage rates b...

Wednesday's bond market has opened relatively flat with no relevant economic news posted this morning and early stock gains. The stock markets are showing modest strength during early trading with the Dow up 46 points and the Nasdaq gaining 10 points. The bond market is currently up 2/32, which s...

Tuesday's bond market has opened in positive territory following another round of stock losses. The stock markets are in negative territory with the Dow down 56 points and the Nasdaq down 16 points. The bond market is currently up 9/32, which should improve this morning's mortgage rates by approx...

Monday's bond market has opened in positive territory following early stock losses. The stock markets are continuing Friday's selling with the Dow down 40 points and the Nasdaq down 19 points. The bond market is currently up 8/32, but due to weakness Friday we will likely see little change in thi...

Friday's bond market has opened in negative territory again following another round of stronger than expected economic data. The stock markets are also reacting negatively to the news with the Dow down 42 points and the Nasdaq down 2 points. The bond market is currently down 6/32, which with yest...