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This past week, the Federal Reserve did not raise rates, and long-term rates, like mortgages, declined to the best levels in a month. Let's discuss what happened and discuss the big news items to watch for this coming week. The Fed On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve issued its monetary policy statement and decided to hold […]

This past week, home loan rates hovered near the highest levels in this century. Let's look at what moved the markets and look into the week ahead. European Central Bank Pauses Rates Hikes European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde did not hike rates this past week, citing economic weakness. This action and statement from […]

This past week home loan rates touched the highest levels in this century. Let's talk about the recent headwinds for interest rates and other big events as we march toward the next Fed meeting on November 1st. Headwind #1 - QT Back in 2020, to stabilize the U.S. bond markets, the Federal Reserve began a […]

It was another wild week in the financial markets with interest rates backing away from the highest levels in decades. Let's discuss what happened and look at the news to watch for this coming week. JOLTS Report Jolts the Markets Last Tuesday, the JOLTS report, which shows how many jobs are available, ticked up much […]

This past week, the minutes from the July Fed Meeting were released. The news didn't help home loan rates, which ticked up to the peaks of last year. Let's look at what happened and talk about the headline risk for this week. "Uncertainty of the U.S. economic outlook remains elevated"... FOMC minutes from the July […]

Inflation perked up, yet interest rates improved from key levels. Let's walk through the big financial news of last week as we approach this Wednesday's Fed Meeting. Tale Of Two Inflations Last Wednesday, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August increased by 0.6% for the month, lifting the annual rate to 3.7%, both of which […]

September has been a rough month so far for bonds and rates. Let's discuss the big headlines last week in the financial markets. Oil Gushing Higher The price of oil has been on the rise, hitting 10-month highs, due to lower supply levels and production cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia. This rise has also […]

Interest rates improved amidst a huge week of economic news last week. Let's look at what happened and take a peek into the week ahead. Bad News Is Good News Bonds and interest rates like bad economic news as it lowers the threat of more Federal Reserve rate hikes. Last week, we did see some […]

As summer nears the end, home loan rates took a pause on their recent uptick. Let's discuss what happened and look at the important week ahead. Mortgage Rates At 21 Year Highs The big news in mortgage and housing has been the recent and rapid rise in home loan rates. Early in the week, they […]

This past week, the minutes from the July Fed Meeting were released. The news didn't help home loan rates, which ticked up to the peaks of last year. Let's look at what happened and talk about the headline risk in the week ahead. "Uncertainty of the U.S. economic outlook remains elevated"... FOMC minutes from the […]