Market Perspective

Steady Inflation

While there were no major surprises in the economic data released over the past week, the investor outlook for economic growth dropped a bit

Feb 52 min read

Fed Holds Steady

With little major economic data over the past week, investors were focused on the Federal Reserve meeting. Overall, Fed officials were a bi

Jan 292 min read

Solid Consumer Spending

There were no major surprises in the economic data released over the past week. The most significant report revealed that consumer spending

Jan 222 min read

Labor Data Surpasses Estimates, Inflation Misses

Two of the biggest economic reports of the month were released over the past week, with very different results. The labor market data exceed

Jan 152 min read

Strong Economic Data

The major economic data released over the past week was stronger than expected overall. As a result, mortgage rates climbed to their highest

Jan 82 min read

Home Sales Rise

There was little major economic news during the final weeks of 2024, and it was a relatively quiet period for mortgage markets. The most sig

Jan 22 min read

Fed Projections

Overview: Recent economic data such as consumer spending has shown few signs that economic growth is slowing. Federal Reserve officials...

Dec 18, 20242 min read

Inflation Matches Expectations

There were no major surprises in the two significant economic reports released over the past week. Inflation was in line with expectations,

Dec 11, 20242 min read

Mixed Economic Data

Mortgage markets were somewhat volatile over the past week. The upside and downside surprises in the major economic reports were nearly even

Dec 4, 20242 min read

Consumer Spending Rises

The most significant economic report released over the past week showed that consumer spending remains surprisingly strong. In addition, Fed

Nov 20, 20242 min read

Inflation Matches Expectations

While mortgage markets remained somewhat volatile over the past week, the major economic news contained no significant surprises. The latest

Nov 13, 20242 min read

Mortgage Rates Rise After Election

Over the past week, investors were waiting for the election results, and quite simply, they were negative for mortgage markets. This far off

Nov 6, 20242 min read

Mixed Economic Data

Overview: Over the past week, mixed economic data caused some volatility for mortgage markets. The price movements were roughly...

Oct 30, 20242 min read

Retail Sales Rise

Over the past week, investor expectations for future economic growth increased substantially, due to yet another stronger than expected ...

Oct 23, 20242 min read

Focus on Inflation

Over the past week, the major inflation reports received most of the attention from investors. Although some of the data was slightly strong

Oct 16, 20242 min read

Strong Labor Market Data

Stronger than expected economic data was negative for mortgage markets over the past week. In particular, the latest labor market report exc

Oct 9, 20242 min read

Fed, Middle East, and Inflation

A wide range of news impacted mortgage markets over the past week, including comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, rising tensi

Oct 2, 20242 min read

Home Sales Slip

Following last Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, there has been little major economic news, and it was a quiet week for mortgage markets.

Sep 25, 20242 min read

Fed Delivers First Rate Cut in 4 Years

Despite some major economic news, mortgage markets remained relatively quiet over the past week. Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting caused

Sep 18, 20242 min read

Little Reaction to Major Data

Two of the biggest monthly economic reports were released over the past week, but neither caused much reaction in mortgage rates. The latest

Sep 11, 20242 min read