ECB President Mario Draghi is still fielding questions at the press conference following this morning's policy announcement. We've already seen a modest but noticeable reaction to 2 of his comments. Conveniently, these line up perfectly with spikes in volume and movement, so there's little doubt as to the correlation.
Comment 1: DRAGHI SAYS DECISION DOESN'T SIGNAL CHANGE IN EXPECTATIONS OR REACTION FUNCTION
Comment 2: DRAGHI SAYS THERE WASN'T MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT OTHER POSSIBLE CHANGES
In other words, it's status quo for the ECB. Bond markets like that status quo.
Based on past precedent, the more important questions and answers are more likely to be seen earlier in the press conference (as were the 2 comments above). In other words, we might not hear anything else from Draghi that catches markets' attention. That said, some traders are simply waiting for the press conference to be over.
10yr yields are currently down half a bp at 2.875. Breaking below 2.87% would be a good thing considering the failed attempt following the modest, Draghi-inspired rally seen in the chart above. Fannie 3.5 MBS are 1/32nd (.03) higher on the day at 99-21 (99.66).