While agency MBS trading typically slows towards the end of the year, the average daily volume of trades in December 2022 was the lowest on record since the beginning of 2020. Banks are showing weak demand for the securities.
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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