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,...
Market Perspective
- Nov 16
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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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- Sep 14
- 2 min
Inflation, Inflation, Inflation
Overview: The spotlight was completely focused on inflation for investors and global central bankers over the past week. The latest...
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- Sep 7
- 2 min
Solid Job Gains
Overview: Over the past week, investors continued to react to aggressive talk from U.S. and other global central bankers about the...
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- Aug 31
- 2 min
Central Banks Tightening
Overview: Over the past week, U.S. and other global central bankers continued to talk tough about fighting inflation. Economic data...
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- Aug 24
- 2 min
Home Sales Weaken
Overview: Investors became more cautious over the past week ahead of an upcoming annual speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,...
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- Aug 17
- 2 min
Retail Sales Flat
Overview: The biggest influence on mortgage rates over the past week was inflation data from Europe. Consumer prices in the U.K....
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- Aug 10
- 2 min
Job Growth Surges, Inflation Cools
Overview: Mortgage markets were very volatile over the past week, mostly due to two of the biggest economic reports of the month. The...
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- Aug 3
- 2 min
Mixed Economic Data
Overview: Mortgage markets were very volatile over the past week, as a large batch of significant economic data contained several upside...
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- Jul 27
- 2 min
Another Large Rate Hike
Overview: With global central banks aggressively tightening monetary policy, investors reduced their outlook for economic growth and...
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- Jul 20
- 2 min
Home Sales Fall
Overview: Ahead of key central bank meetings in the U.S. and Europe, it was a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets. The reports on...
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- Jul 13
- 2 min
Inflation Surges
Overview: Over the past week, stronger than expected inflation data was negative for mortgage markets, while the other major economic...
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