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dan hartman: Mortgage - Treasury Spread Remains Near Peak for December 2008; Fed Action Awaited - 01/02/09 02:53 PM
The Mortgage-Treasury Spread remained near its highest ever level in December, as investors retreaed into the safest available investments to close 2008.  Treasury instruments of all maturities saw one of the biggest demand spikes in their history, a sign that risk tolerance was negligible this month.  Throughout the month of December, the spread remained largely unchanged from its December 4th level, closing the year at 2.86%.  This is down slightly from the December 4th spread at 2.96%  The historic low treasury yields reached in December are instrumental to the high spread, as mortgage rates dropped through the month to historically low … (0 comments)

 

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