The first week of August was volatile for MBS prices as investors tried to make sense of the new job numbers and whether the “flight to quality” of U.S. Treasuries and MBS would continue unabated. “The market was very reactionary even to minor news this week,” said Joe Farr, director of sales and marketing for MBS Quoteline. As Inside MBS & ABS went to press, the bid price on the benchmark Fannie Mae 3.50 percent bond was in the neighborhood of 103.43 ...