Market Perspective

Overview: There were few significant surprises in the major economic reports released over the past week. In particular, the latest...

Overview: Over the past week, the focus was on the Federal Reserve, and all signs point to rate cuts later in the year. The economic...

The most significant economic report released over the past week was stronger than expected, which was negative for mortgage markets. On the

Over the past week, investors were focused on two key monthly inflation reports. In some good news for mortgage markets, all the data ...

Over the past week, weaker than expected data raised investor concerns about slowing economic growth, possibly even a recession, which was f

Overview: Over the past week, the economic news contained no major surprises. The latest inflation data was in line with expectations,...

It was a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets. With no major surprises in the economic data or the European Central Bank (ECB) meetin

The latest key Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report contained a nice surprise for mortgage markets, coming in lower than expected ...

The economic data released over the past week suggested that economic growth may be slowing a bit. While job gains remained solid, the other

With little major economic news, it was a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets. The most significant data came from the housing sector

The major economic data released over the past week fell short of forecasts. Notably, consumer spending is slowing, and inflation is easing.

Overview: The major labor market data released over the past week exceeded expectations. However, this was more than offset by the latest...

Over the past week, weaker than expected labor market data caused investors to reduce their outlook for economic growth, while the latest in

Overview: While it was a light week for economic reports, the latest data reinforced the notion that further progress on bringing down...

With little significant economic news, mortgage markets were quiet over the past week. The focus remains on the future path of inflation ...

Over the past week, the major economic data was weaker than expected. Inflation and consumer spending fell short of the forecasts of leading

Over the past week, the major economic data was weaker than expected. In particular, the tight labor market finally showed some signs of eas

The biggest economic news over the past week, Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, revealed no major surprises. The most significant reports

With little major economic news, it was a quiet week for mortgage markets. The most significant reports came from the housing sector and had

Yet another stronger than expected economic report took its toll on mortgage markets over the past week. Similar to the latest inflation...