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Aug 28, 2019
2 min

Rates Decline as Trade Tensions Rise

Overview: An increase in the trade tensions between the U.S. and China had a positive impact on mortgage rates over the past week, while ...

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Aug 21, 2019
2 min

Retail Sales Surge, Easing Recession Fears

Overview: Over the past week, mortgage rates declined a bit further to the lowest levels in several years — and then reversed to end the w...

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Aug 14, 2019
2 min

Trade Tensions Ease

Overview: Over the past week, progress in the trade talks between the U.S. and China almost exactly offset increased concerns about globa...

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Aug 7, 2019
2 min

Trade War Escalates, Rates Move Lower

Overview: Over the past week, an escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China increased investor concerns about global economic...

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Jul 31, 2019
2 min

Looser Monetary Policy

Overview: With U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings, plus key U.S. gross domestic product and inflation reports, it wa...

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Jul 24, 2019
2 min

Potential Rate Cut Overshadows Strong Economic News

Overview: Ahead of highly anticipated U.S. Fed and European Central Bank meetings, expectations for looser monetary policy overshadowed t...

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Jul 17, 2019
2 min

Housing Data Mixed, Inflation Holds Steady

Overview: While mixed economic data caused some volatility over the past week, it had little net effect, and mortgage rates ended just sl...

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Jul 10, 2019
2 min

Strong Labor Market Pushes Mortgage Rates Higher

Overview: After reaching the lowest levels in over two years, mortgage rates were pushed higher over the past week in the wake of stronge...

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Jun 26, 2019
2 min

Mixed Home Sales Data

Overview: Sandwiched between last week’s highly anticipated Federal Reserve meeting and the key G20 summit coming up this weekend, there w...

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Jun 19, 2019
2 min

Dovish Central Banks

Overview: Dovish comments from global central banks were positive for mortgage rates this week. This was partially offset by stronger tha...

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Jun 12, 2019
2 min

Job Numbers and Earnings Disappoint; Trade News Cancels Out Mortgage Rate Gains

Overview: In a week packed with major economic events, labor market data and news on trade with Mexico had the greatest impact. The effec...

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Jun 5, 2019
2 min

Tariffs on Mexico?

Overview: The threat of new tariffs on Mexico and tame inflation data were positive for mortgage rates this week, and rates ended at the ...

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May 29, 2019
2 min

Good News in Consumer Confidence, Housing Market

Overview: Over the past week, investors grew more concerned that a trade deal between the U.S. and China may not be reached any time soon...

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May 22, 2019
1 min

Home Sales Slow

Overview: Over the past week, there was little reaction to the economic data, and the minutes from the May 1 Federal Reserve meeting cont...

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May 15, 2019
2 min

Higher Tariffs and Weak Economic Data Lead to Lower Rates

Overview: Over the past week, an escalation in trade tensions and weaker than expected economic data were positive for mortgage rates, an...

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May 8, 2019
2 min

Unemployment Hits Lowest Level In 50 Years

Overview: The biggest economic report released over the past week contained mixed news on the labor market and was roughly neutral for mo...

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May 1, 2019
2 min

Economy Strong, but Inflation Stays Below Target Rate

Overview: Over the past week, strong growth data offset tame inflation readings, leaving mortgage rates nearly unchanged heading into Wed...

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Apr 24, 2019
2 min

Consumer Spending Jumps

Overview: Light trading volume resulted in some volatility around Easter weekend, but mortgage rates ended the past week nearly unchanged...

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Apr 17, 2019
2 min

Builder Confidence Rises

Overview: Over the past week, it was a very light period for economic news in the U.S., while a modest improvement in global economic dat...

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Apr 10, 2019
2 min

Jobs Up, Unemployment Down, But Wage Growth Doesn’t Match Projections

Overview: Over the past week, investors were pleased that there were no significant surprises in the major U.S. economic data or in the n...

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