Market Perspective

Overview: Two of the biggest economic events of the month took place over the past week, but the outcome was somewhat anticlimactic. The...

Overview: Over the past week, the major economic data contained mixed news for mortgage markets, and none of it caused much reaction....

Overview: Over the past week, the economic news was mixed for mortgage markets, and none of it caused much reaction. The inflation data...

Overview: Over the past week, the attention of investors was divided among the debt ceiling talks, bank industry troubles, and comments...

Overview: Mortgage markets were in a bit of a holding pattern over the past week with relatively little daily movement. This is not...

Overview: Two of the biggest economic reports of the month were released over the past week. While most of this labor market and...

Overview: Over the past week, there were no significant surprises from the Federal Reserve meeting, and the major economic data caused...

Overview: The bank troubles last month caused investors to shift to safer assets such as bonds, which pushed mortgage rates lower. As...

Overview: Over the past week, the major economic data contained no significant surprises. Highly anticipated reports on the labor market...

Overview: Over the past week, the focus was on troubles in the banking sector, while the release of some of the most significant economic...

Overview: It was a volatile week for mortgage markets, mostly due to comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In the end,...

Overview: Investors continue to be highly focused on inflation these days, and the data released over the past week contained bad news....

Overview: While there were no significant surprises from the economic data released over the past week, the Federal Reserve meeting was...

Overview: There was little major economic news affecting mortgage markets over the past week. Investors mostly remained on the sidelines,...

Overview: The major economic news over the past week was generally favorable for mortgage markets. Consumer spending fell sharply,...

Overview: Weakness in key data on wage growth and the services sector released over the past week raised investor hopes that inflation...

Overview: Last year was unforgettable in terms of the extraordinary rise in mortgage rates. After beginning the year below 3.5%, rates...

Overview: Investors were focused on two major economic events this week. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data was positive for...

Overview: With a schedule packed full of major economic data, it was a volatile week for mortgage markets. The primary influences were...

Overview: Mortgage rates held relatively steady over the past couple of weeks. The major economic data was close to the expected levels,...