monthly macro monitor
key trends for the agency mbs investor
may 2024
- In May, moderating economic and employment data mitigated market fears regarding accelerating inflation.
- In response, interest rates and rate volatility declined, and mortgage spreads to benchmark rates tightened.
Key Rate and Spread trends
Important Disclosures
Federal funds rate data last updated May 31, 2024. Source: Federal Reserve.
Economic data last updated May 31, 2024. Core CPI and Core PCE exclude food and energy. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Current coupon Agency MBS reflects the 30-year current coupon Agency MBS yield. Agency MBS spread to U.S. Treasuries and Agency MBS spread to swaps reflect the 30-year current coupon Agency MBS yield spread to a 50/50 average of 5- and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields and a 50/50 average of 5- and 10-year SOFR OIS swaps, respectively. MOVE Index reflects the ICE BofA Move Index. Each chart is shown over the trailing 12 months ended May 31, 2024, and each monthly change reflects the difference between May 2024 month-end data and April 2024 month-end data. Source: Bloomberg.
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