Strong Economic Data Pushes Rates Higher
Overview: Most of the market news this week was unfavorable for mortgage rates, causing rates to end the week a little higher. The...
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Nov 22, 20172 min read
Home Sales Pick Up
Overview: It was another quiet week. The major economic data released over the past week came in mostly on target and caused little...
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Nov 15, 20172 min read
Retail Sales Remain Strong; Mortgage Rates Unchanged
Overview: There were no significant surprises in market-related news over the past week. The major economic data came in on target, and...
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Nov 8, 20172 min read
Wage Growth Flat; Job Growth Recovers
Overview: Market-moving economic news was scarce over the past week. Even Friday’s key monthly Employment Report had just a minor net...
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Nov 1, 20172 min read
Consumer Confidence Soars, Mortgage Rates Dip
Overview: Over the past week, mortgage rates reacted favorably to news regarding tax reform and the expected choice for the next Fed...
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Oct 25, 20172 min read
ECB Bond Program, New Tax Plan Move Rates Higher
Overview: The two-month trend toward higher global bond yields continued over the past week, mostly due to the anticipated monetary...
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Oct 18, 20172 min read
Still Feeling Hurricanes' Impact on Economy
Overview: During a relatively quiet week, investors focused on major reports on inflation, retail sales, and housing starts. The data was...
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Oct 11, 20172 min read
Hurricanes Skew Some Economic Data
Overview: Despite potential distortions from the hurricanes, investors focused on stronger-than-expected economic data over the past...
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Oct 4, 20172 min read
Mixed economic data causes little change in rates
Overview: With little news from geopolitical events or global central bankers, the main influence on mortgage rates over the past week...
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Sep 27, 20172 min read
Rhetoric ratchets up, rates remain steady
Overview: Over the past week, the main influences on mortgage rates were an escalation in tensions with North Korea and additional...
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Sep 20, 20172 min read
Fed Viewed as Hawkish
Wednesday’s Fed meeting was viewed as more hawkish than expected, which was negative for mortgage rates. Recent economic data had little...
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Sep 13, 20172 min read
Hurricane Irma impacts mortgage rates
Overview: Over the past week, North Korea and Hurricane Irma were the main influences on mortgage rates. At Thursday's meeting, the...
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Sep 6, 20172 min read
Rates reach best levels since November elections
Overview: Over the past week, yet another increase in tensions with North Korea was positive for mortgage rates. Recent economic data had...
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Aug 30, 20172 min read
Mortgage Rates Continue to Improve
Overview: Mortgage rates continued their modest yet steady improvement over the past week. The primary cause was a geopolitical event...
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Aug 23, 20172 min read
Mortgage rates fluctuate amid political swings
Overview: The primary driver of mortgage rates over the past week was shifting sentiment about the Trump administration’s ability to pass...
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Aug 16, 20172 min read
Mixed data causes little change in mortgage rates
Overview: Wednesday’s dovish Fed minutes caused a minor improvement in mortgage rates, while the major economic data released over the...
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Aug 9, 20172 min read
Tensions With North Korea Move Rates Lower
Overview: Rising tensions with North Korea benefited mortgage rates over the past week. Mixed economic data was roughly offsetting. As a...
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Aug 2, 20172 min read
Inflation below target. Will Fed still hike rates?
Overview: Following last Wednesday’s Fed meeting and ahead of Friday’s big labor market data, there has been very little market-moving...
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Jul 26, 20172 min read
Fed, ECB Highlight the Week
Overview: Two major central bank meetings caused some volatility in mortgage rates over the past week. Neither ended up having much net...
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Jul 19, 20172 min read
Weak economic data sets positive tone for mortgage rates
Overview: Weak data on retail sales and inflation set a positive tone for mortgage rates over the past week. Strong housing data had...
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