DATE: Wednesday 03/19/2008 at 10:34 AM (Eastern)
After some back and forth, shortly before 10:00 a.m., EST, Treasuries were bid up (rates down), taking some investors by surprise. Traders predicted prices may not have finished climbing (rates falling) today.
Mortgage Applications. The weekly MBA mortgage applications index slipped 2.9% last week, led by refis which dropped 4.6% and purchasing applications down 1.0%. The fixed 30-yr. mortgage rate dropped to 5.98% (38 basis points) while the 15-yr. lowered to 5.24% & the 1-yr. adjustable rate mortgage jumped up to 6.95% (+22 bps).
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