Banking Sector Concerns
Overview: Over the past week, the focus was on troubles in the banking sector, while the release of some of the most significant economic...
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Mar 8, 20232 min read
Inflation Fight Continues
Overview: It was a volatile week for mortgage markets, mostly due to comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In the end,...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read
Bad News on Inflation
Overview: Investors continue to be highly focused on inflation these days, and the data released over the past week contained bad news....
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Feb 1, 20232 min read
Fed Hikes Rates
Overview: While there were no significant surprises from the economic data released over the past week, the Federal Reserve meeting was...
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Jan 25, 20232 min read
Home Sales Slip
Overview: There was little major economic news affecting mortgage markets over the past week. Investors mostly remained on the sidelines,...
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Jan 18, 20232 min read
Mortgage rates dip on positive economic news
Overview: The major economic news over the past week was generally favorable for mortgage markets. Consumer spending fell sharply,...
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Jan 11, 20232 min read
Wage Growth and Services Slow
Overview: Weakness in key data on wage growth and the services sector released over the past week raised investor hopes that inflation...
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Jan 4, 20232 min read
Central Banks Hold Key
Overview: Last year was unforgettable in terms of the extraordinary rise in mortgage rates. After beginning the year below 3.5%, rates...
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Dec 14, 20222 min read
Another Fed Rate Hike
Overview: Investors were focused on two major economic events this week. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data was positive for...
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Dec 7, 20222 min read
Strong Wage Growth
Overview: With a schedule packed full of major economic data, it was a volatile week for mortgage markets. The primary influences were...
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Nov 30, 20222 min read
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
Overview: Mortgage rates held relatively steady over the past couple of weeks. The major economic data was close to the expected levels,...
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Nov 16, 20222 min read
Positive Inflation Report
Overview: Over the past week, there was no doubt about the primary influence on mortgage markets. The latest inflation data was much...
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Nov 9, 20221 min read
Job Gains Slowing
Overview: Over the past week, the highly anticipated labor market data was pretty close to expectations overall and had just a minor...
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Nov 2, 20222 min read
Fed Funds Rate Reaches Highest Level Since 2008
Overview: Over the past week, central bank meetings in the U.S. and Europe resulted in additional huge rate hikes, but also suggested...
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Oct 26, 20222 min read
Weaker Home Sales Continue
Overview: Over the past week, the upward momentum stalled for global bond yields, including U.S. mortgage rates. While there was no...
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Oct 19, 20222 min read
Inflation Concerns
Overview: Over the past week, stubbornly high inflation data around the world raised investor expectations for even more aggressive...
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Oct 12, 20222 min read
Unemployment Rate Drops
Overview: Over the past week, global central banks showed little inclination to slow their aggressive pace of tightening monetary policy...
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Oct 5, 20222 min read
High Inflation
Overview: It was another extremely volatile week for mortgage markets. Most of the movement was offsetting, however, and mortgage rates...
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Sep 28, 20222 min read
Volatile Week
Overview: It was an extremely volatile week for mortgage markets. Following last Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, mortgage rates...
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Sep 21, 20222 min read
Fed Fights Inflation With Fifth Rate Hike of 2022
Overview: The Federal Reserve announced the anticipated massive rate hike on Wednesday and maintained its aggressive tone in fighting...
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