SPAIN AUCTION PREVIEW: On offer next week

Sep-13 12:02

Tesoro Publico has announced it will be looking to sell the following Oblis at its auction next Thursday, September 19:

  • the 5.15% Oct-28 Obli (ISIN: ES00000124C5)
  • the 3.10% Jul-31 Obli (ISIN: ES0000012N43)
  • the 3.45% Jul-43 Obli (ISIN: ES0000012K95)

Historical bullets

STIR: BLOCK/Screen: Sep'24 SOFR Call Spread

Aug-14 11:57
  • 13,250 SFRU4 95.37/95.50 call spds, 3.0 vs. SFRU4 at 95.16/0.06%

SONIA: Call fly

Aug-14 11:43

SFIX4 95.40/95.50/95.60c fly, bought for 1.75 in 5.5k.

US DATA: Mortgage Refinancing Doubles Over Past Year

Aug-14 11:36
  • MBA composite mortgage applications jumped a seasonally adjusted 16.8% last week. 
  • It was again driven by particularly strong refinancing activity (34.5% after 16%) which has jumped higher on the almost 50bp decline in 30Y mortgage rates over the past month (although the rate only dipped 1bp to 6.54% in the latest week). 
  • New purchase applications meanwhile increased 2.8% after 0.8% following an 8% cumulative decline over the prior three weeks. 
  • MBA’s VP and deputy chief economist Kan: “The refinance index also saw its strongest week since May 2022 and was 117% higher than a year ago, driven by gains in conventional, FHA, and VA applications."
  • Putting the latest increases into perspective, it leaves purchases at 53% of 2019 levels and refis at 51%.