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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Market Perspective
- Sep 27
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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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- May 17
- 2 min
Retail Sales Increase
Overview: Mortgage markets were in a bit of a holding pattern over the past week with relatively little daily movement. This is not...
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