Mortgage Rates Jump After First Republic Sale

Mortgage Rates Jump After First Republic Sale

Snowball Sell-Off to Start The Month Sometimes headlines reference the beginning or end of any given day/week/month just to fill space. On days like today, however, it's a relevant contributor to the selling pressure.  Today's "new month" selling is attributable to investors closing out temporary positions held for last week's "month end."  That was only part of today's drama though.  It was exacerbated by a glut of corporate bond issuance as well as the bailout of First Republic.  Econ Data / Events ISM Manufacturing 47.1 vs 46.8 f'cast, 46.