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3 days ago2 min read
Steady Inflation
While there were no major surprises in the economic data released over the past week, the investor outlook for economic growth dropped a bit
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Jan 292 min read
Fed Holds Steady
With little major economic data over the past week, investors were focused on the Federal Reserve meeting. Overall, Fed officials were a bi
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Jan 222 min read
Solid Consumer Spending
There were no major surprises in the economic data released over the past week. The most significant report revealed that consumer spending
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Jan 152 min read
Labor Data Surpasses Estimates, Inflation Misses
Two of the biggest economic reports of the month were released over the past week, with very different results. The labor market data exceed
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Jan 82 min read
Strong Economic Data
The major economic data released over the past week was stronger than expected overall. As a result, mortgage rates climbed to their highest
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Jan 22 min read
Home Sales Rise
There was little major economic news during the final weeks of 2024, and it was a relatively quiet period for mortgage markets. The most sig
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Dec 18, 20242 min read
Fed Projections
Overview: Recent economic data such as consumer spending has shown few signs that economic growth is slowing. Federal Reserve officials...
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Dec 17, 20242 min read
Inflation Matches Expectations
There were no major surprises in the two significant economic reports released over the past week. Inflation was in line with expectations,
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Dec 11, 20242 min read
Inflation Matches Expectations
There were no major surprises in the two significant economic reports released over the past week. Inflation was in line with expectations,
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Dec 4, 20242 min read
Mixed Economic Data
Mortgage markets were somewhat volatile over the past week. The upside and downside surprises in the major economic reports were nearly even
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Nov 20, 20242 min read
Consumer Spending Rises
The most significant economic report released over the past week showed that consumer spending remains surprisingly strong. In addition, Fed
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Nov 13, 20242 min read
Inflation Matches Expectations
While mortgage markets remained somewhat volatile over the past week, the major economic news contained no significant surprises. The latest
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Nov 6, 20242 min read
Mortgage Rates Rise After Election
Over the past week, investors were waiting for the election results, and quite simply, they were negative for mortgage markets. This far off
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Oct 30, 20242 min read
Mixed Economic Data
Overview: Over the past week, mixed economic data caused some volatility for mortgage markets. The price movements were roughly...
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Oct 23, 20242 min read
Retail Sales Rise
Over the past week, investor expectations for future economic growth increased substantially, due to yet another stronger than expected ...
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Oct 16, 20242 min read
Focus on Inflation
Over the past week, the major inflation reports received most of the attention from investors. Although some of the data was slightly strong
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Oct 9, 20242 min read
Strong Labor Market Data
Stronger than expected economic data was negative for mortgage markets over the past week. In particular, the latest labor market report exc
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Oct 2, 20242 min read
Fed, Middle East, and Inflation
A wide range of news impacted mortgage markets over the past week, including comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, rising tensi
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Sep 25, 20242 min read
Home Sales Slip
Following last Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, there has been little major economic news, and it was a quiet week for mortgage markets.
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Sep 18, 20242 min read
Fed Delivers First Rate Cut in 4 Years
Despite some major economic news, mortgage markets remained relatively quiet over the past week. Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting caused
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