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September 8, 2014   10 amWhen you look at the U.S. economic calendar for this week you will not find anything that will obviously move either equities or interest rates on the docket.  We have Goldman and Redbook retail sales on Tuesday and the Census Bureau retail number on Friday.  These numbers have been trending higher and expectations are for more…

Mortgage REIT Invesco Mortgage Capital (ticker:IVR) has sold a fixed to floating rate preferred issue which will begin to trade tomorrow (Monday) on the OTC market.The issue is a 7.75% fixed rate for the next 10 years--then floating.  Invesco Mortgage Capital has a preferred issue outstanding that is a 7.75% coupon which trades just under par at $24.75.  We believe…

Date Issued  9/5/2014 Shares Issued   6,000,000    Overallotment Shares  900,000 S&P Rating   NR    Moodys Rating   NR Security Ticker Symbol   IVR-B   OTC Temp Ticker  IVSGP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 27th of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/27/2014 Quarterly Dividend   .484   Annual Dividend   1.938 Dividends will float after 12/27/2024 at…

Apparently CNBC's ratings have fallen to an all time low in the key 25-54 age demographic. What a surprise?--Not.We have from time to time had CNBC droning on in the background of our office, but it is only because we need a little noise while staring at the computer screen---honestly we could have The View or Dr. Phil on--doesn't matter…