Mixed Home Sales Data
Overview: Sandwiched between last week’s highly anticipated Federal Reserve meeting and the key G20 summit coming up this weekend, there...
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Jun 19, 20192 min read
Dovish Central Banks
Overview: Dovish comments from global central banks were positive for mortgage rates this week. This was partially offset by stronger...
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Jun 12, 20192 min read
Job Numbers and Earnings Disappoint; Trade News Cancels Out Mortgage Rate Gains
Overview: In a week packed with major economic events, labor market data and news on trade with Mexico had the greatest impact. The...
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Jun 5, 20192 min read
Tariffs on Mexico?
Overview: The threat of new tariffs on Mexico and tame inflation data were positive for mortgage rates this week, and rates ended at the...
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May 29, 20192 min read
Good News in Consumer Confidence, Housing Market
Overview: Over the past week, investors grew more concerned that a trade deal between the U.S. and China may not be reached any time...
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May 22, 20191 min read
Home Sales Slow
Overview: Over the past week, there was little reaction to the economic data, and the minutes from the May 1 Federal Reserve meeting...
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May 15, 20192 min read
Higher Tariffs and Weak Economic Data Lead to Lower Rates
Overview: Over the past week, an escalation in trade tensions and weaker than expected economic data were positive for mortgage rates,...
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May 8, 20192 min read
Unemployment Hits Lowest Level In 50 Years
Overview: The biggest economic report released over the past week contained mixed news on the labor market and was roughly neutral for...
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May 1, 20192 min read
Economy Strong, but Inflation Stays Below Target Rate
Overview: Over the past week, strong growth data offset tame inflation readings, leaving mortgage rates nearly unchanged heading into...
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Apr 24, 20192 min read
Consumer Spending Jumps
Overview: Light trading volume resulted in some volatility around Easter weekend, but mortgage rates ended the past week nearly...
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Apr 17, 20192 min read
Builder Confidence Rises
Overview: Over the past week, it was a very light period for economic news in the U.S., while a modest improvement in global economic...
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Apr 10, 20192 min read
Jobs Up, Unemployment Down, But Wage Growth Doesn’t Match Projections
Overview: Over the past week, investors were pleased that there were no significant surprises in the major U.S. economic data or in the...
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Apr 3, 20192 min read
Rates Move Higher as U.S. and China Draw Closer to Trade Deal
Overview: After falling to the lowest levels in more than a year, mortgage rates moved a little higher over the past week. Increased...
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Mar 27, 20192 min read
Mixed Housing Data: Mortgage Rates Drop, Inventories Remain Low
Overview: With little fresh news over the past week, investors continued to push global bond yields lower due to concerns about the pace...
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Mar 20, 20192 min read
Fed Signals Looser Monetary Policy
Overview: Aside from the latest Federal Reserve meeting, which was favorable for mortgage rates, there was not much significant economic...
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Mar 13, 20192 min read
Employment Numbers drop, Inflation News Mixed
Overview: Over the past week, the major U.S. economic data was weaker than expected overall, and the European Central Bank (ECB) provided...
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Mar 6, 20192 min read
Upside Surprise in GDP
Overview: Stronger than expected economic data was the primary influence on mortgage rates over the past week, and rates ended slightly...
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Feb 27, 20192 min read
Mixed Home Sales Data
Overview: With a lack of major economic data and no surprises from the Federal Reserve, it was a quiet period for mortgage markets over...
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Feb 20, 20192 min read
Retail Sales, Overall Economic Data Fall Short
Overview: It was a relatively quiet period for mortgage markets over the past week. The primary influence was weaker than expected...
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Feb 13, 20192 min read
World Economy, Shutdown Deadline Take Center Stage
Overview: With a light supply of significant economic reports, investors were mostly focused on bigger picture events over the past week....
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