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Aug 7, 20242 min read
Labor Market Data Falls Short
Over the past week, weaker than expected data raised investor concerns about slowing economic growth, possibly even a recession, which was f
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Jul 31, 20242 min read
Steady Inflation
Overview: Over the past week, the economic news contained no major surprises. The latest inflation data was in line with expectations,...
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Jul 24, 20242 min read
Home Sales Fall
It was a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets. With no major surprises in the economic data or the European Central Bank (ECB) meetin
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Jul 17, 20242 min read
Favorable Inflation Data
The latest key Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report contained a nice surprise for mortgage markets, coming in lower than expected ...
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Jul 10, 20242 min read
Hints of Slowing Growth
The economic data released over the past week suggested that economic growth may be slowing a bit. While job gains remained solid, the other
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Jun 26, 20242 min read
Home Sales Fall
With little major economic news, it was a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets. The most significant data came from the housing sector
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Jun 20, 20242 min read
Weak Retail Sales
The major economic data released over the past week fell short of forecasts. Notably, consumer spending is slowing, and inflation is easing.
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Jun 12, 20242 min read
Mixed Economic Data
Overview: The major labor market data released over the past week exceeded expectations. However, this was more than offset by the latest...
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Jun 5, 20242 min read
Economy Slowing?
Over the past week, weaker than expected labor market data caused investors to reduce their outlook for economic growth, while the latest in
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May 29, 20242 min read
Stubborn Inflation
Overview: While it was a light week for economic reports, the latest data reinforced the notion that further progress on bringing down...
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May 22, 20242 min read
Home Sales Slip
With little significant economic news, mortgage markets were quiet over the past week. The focus remains on the future path of inflation ...
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May 15, 20242 min read
Inflation Below Expectations
Over the past week, the major economic data was weaker than expected. Inflation and consumer spending fell short of the forecasts of leading
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May 8, 20242 min read
Labor Market Eases
Over the past week, the major economic data was weaker than expected. In particular, the tight labor market finally showed some signs of eas
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May 1, 20242 min read
Fed Holds Steady
The biggest economic news over the past week, Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, revealed no major surprises. The most significant reports
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Apr 24, 20242 min read
Home Sales Mixed
With little major economic news, it was a quiet week for mortgage markets. The most significant reports came from the housing sector and had
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Apr 17, 20242 min read
Consumer Spending Jumps
Yet another stronger than expected economic report took its toll on mortgage markets over the past week. Similar to the latest inflation...
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Apr 10, 20242 min read
Strong Data
Stronger than expected economic data was highly negative for mortgage markets over the past week. Two of the most important monthly reports,
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Apr 3, 20242 min read
Inflation Eases
Over the past week, investors raised their expectations for economic growth. Even though the latest inflation data was right on target, this
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Mar 27, 20242 min read
Home Sales Climb
Since the Federal Reserve meeting on March 20, there has been little major economic news, with the most significant data coming from...
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Mar 20, 20242 min read
Housing Inventory Outlook Improves
The biggest economic event over the past week, Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, revealed no major surprises and caused little reaction.
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