Fixed income

Excess returns on the bonds, which compares mortgage backed security performance to Treasuries, are -0.94% for March, on track for the worst relative performance since September.

The company's controlling shareholder wants to replace former HUD Deputy Secretary Pam Patenaude on its board with title company executive Steve Ozonian.

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away four appeals from shareholders of the government-sponsored enterprises who said they were entitled to compensation after the Treasury collected more than $100 billion in profits from the government-sponsored enterprises.

Proceeds from the sales, which might not be the last, will pay down a personal loan secured by Nima Ghamsari's holdings.

There is a gaping hole in the financial system in North Minneapolis, where people are preyed upon by payday lenders and fringe bankers, according to Debra Hurston, executive director of the Association for Black Economic Power. Hurston is creating a credit union for this community to help break residents out of a cycle of exploitation and debt. But the issue is far bigger than one city, and the opportunity is one that any bank or credit union can seize.

The Treasuries market is girding for potential disruptions from the next and trickiest stage of policymakers’ tightening campaign: the shrinking of an $8.5 trillion bond portfolio.

Yields have jumped so much this year, nearly doubling those on 10-year Treasuries, that it recalls past buying opportunities that paid off when the tide turned.

The yield on 10-year US notes has traded in a range of at least 10 basis points in 50 of 95 trading days so far in 2022. That puts it on track for an annual rate of more than 130 episodes, which would be the highest since 2009.

U.S. Treasuries tumbled Monday, driving the yield on five-year notes to the highest level since September 2008 amid speculation persistent inflation will prompt the Federal Reserve to tighten policy more aggressively.

Ten-year U.S. yields climbed through 2.75% for the first time since March 2019 as investors priced in the impact of the Federal Reserve’s tightening plan and accelerating inflation.