Friday 8/8 ... At A Glance

By: Matthew Graham

AT A GLANCE

  • Sunny Day... Chasing the clouds away
  • 6.0's up 9 ticks to 100-05 on slightly tighter spreads.
  • worse than expected Fannie results offset by several factors (more on that later)
  • Good News on inflation as Unit Labor Costs fall short of expectations
  • positive spread action in the face of Fannie Data is an excellent sign.
  • make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright and locked position.
  • to lock or not to lock:
    • FLOAT
    • we're gaining into the morning (+), Fannie News didn't destroy us (+), Spreads are actually tighter (+), bullish technicals (+), it's a friday (+)
    • Hopefully we finally have the confirmation we're looking for  up the "upturn," but it's not a given and it doesn't mean you can check out for the day if you're floating.  The great thing is that we will get rates before any tape bombs have a chance to spoil our fun which means, if you're skittish, we can get you out of the market before a mid-day reprice.
    • wild ride, no?