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Heading into the week, Fed Chair Powell's speech at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole Symposium was only event on the calendar ...
Today's Jackson Hole speech gave Fed Chair Powell an opportunity to adjust his stance in light of much weaker jobs report ...
For the 11th straight business day, mortgage rates are very close to the levels from the end of the previous day.  Over the ...
I asked a German girl if Germans are afraid of numbers. She said 9!” Numbers make up the bond market, and a steeper yield ...
Some Headwinds Ahead of Powell's Jackson Hole Speech Thursday brought the week's only relevant econ data with 3 occasional ...
In a world (like this one) where mortgage rates are dictated by bond market movement and where bonds take cues from certain economic reports, weeks like this one can be frustrating or boring.  Until ...
Mortgage application activity eased last week, but not in a statistically significant way.  One might be inclined to note a ...
Mortgage rates are as high as they've been on almost any other day this month.  You'd have to go back to August 1st to see ...
The difference between me and Superman is that he has super vision. I require supervision.” We’re halfway through the third ...
Mortgage rates are based on bonds and bonds, and bonds have some seasonality to them.  This doesn't necessarily mean there's ...
Builder sentiment remains deeply subdued, as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo’s Housing ...
Mortgage rates hit fresh long term lows yesterday with the average top tier 30yr fixed rate at the best levels since October ...