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Market Perspective
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Labor Market Excels
Overview: Over the past week, the events in the Middle East far outweighed the economic news. As a result, mortgage rates ended the week...
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Oct 4, 20232 min read
Mortgage Rates Climb
Overview: Over the past week, the major economic data remained relatively strong overall, and Federal Reserve officials showed no...
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Sep 27, 20232 min read
New-Home Sales Rise Year-Over-Year
Overview: There was little major economic news over the past week. Mortgage rates increased a bit more, reaching the highest levels in...
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Sep 20, 20232 min read
Fed Holds Steady
Overview: Over the past week, global central banks indicated that while continuing to fight inflation, they plan to hold short-term rates...
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Sep 13, 20232 min read
Energy Prices Rise
Overview: Over the past week, investors were overwhelmingly focused on the key Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report. The results...
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Sep 6, 20232 min read
Mixed Economic Data
Overview: A large batch of major economic data released over the past week was a bit stronger than expected overall. As a result,...
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Aug 30, 20232 min read
Job Openings Fall
Overview: Weaker than forecasted economic data was favorable for mortgage markets over the past week. In particular, the reports on the...
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Aug 23, 20232 min read
Home Sales Mixed
Overview: Despite a lack of major economic news, mortgage markets were volatile over the past week. The daily movements were roughly...
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Aug 16, 20232 min read
Retail Sales Jump
Overview: While the latest inflation data was on target, other major economic reports released over the past week suggested that...
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Aug 9, 20232 min read
Fluctuating Data Continues
Overview: Investors are deeply divided right now about the outlook for economic growth. Some think that the surprising strength...
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Aug 2, 20232 min read
Solid Economic Growth
Overview: While the manufacturing sector remained weak, investors raised their outlook for overall economic growth again this week. As a...
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Jul 26, 20232 min read
Fed Raises Rates
Overview: For the most part, investors spent the past week just waiting for Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting. There were no surprises...
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Jul 19, 20232 min read
Retail Sales Fall Short
Overview: Last week, the release of the hugely important Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report caused a significant decline in...
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Jul 12, 20232 min read
Wild Week
Overview: Mortgage markets went on a wild ride over the past week. After climbing to their highest levels of the year due to strong...
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Jun 28, 20232 min read
Home Sales Rise
Overview: With a lack of significant economic news over the past week, it was a relatively quiet period for mortgage markets, and rates...
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Jun 21, 20232 min read
Retail Sales Rise
Overview: It was a relatively quiet period for mortgage markets over the past week. There were no significant surprises in comments from...
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Jun 14, 20232 min read
Fed Holds Steady
Overview: Two of the biggest economic events of the month took place over the past week, but the outcome was somewhat anticlimactic. The...
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Jun 7, 20232 min read
Mixed Labor Market Data
Overview: Over the past week, the major economic data contained mixed news for mortgage markets, and none of it caused much reaction....
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May 31, 20232 min read
Inflation Remains High
Overview: Over the past week, the economic news was mixed for mortgage markets, and none of it caused much reaction. The inflation data...
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May 24, 20232 min read
Home Sales Mixed
Overview: Over the past week, the attention of investors was divided among the debt ceiling talks, bank industry troubles, and comments...
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