The jobs report is the most important scheduled event each month as far as interest rates are concerned. The last installment ...

Bonds Positioning For Weaker NFP? One of the best things to understand about the jobs report is that the payroll count can go ...

Thursday morning's slate of econ data was the most active of the week with claims, layoffs, ADP, and ISM Services (also the ...

October 3rd is a date that has come up many times in the past month of mortgage rate coverage. That's because there's been a ...

Mortgage applications decreased modestly last week, with overall volume slipping 1.2%. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s ...

Straightforward Data-Driven Rally It proved to be an incredibly straightforward day for the bond market.  Trading levels were ...

Bonds were flat to just slightly stronger in the overnight session but a noticeable rally is underway following the JOLTS ...

Still in The Range as Bonds Wait For Bigger Influences Bonds were noticeably weaker to start the new month with most of the ...

Mortgage rates are based on bonds and bonds can do funny things on the first and last trading days of any given month. One of the most common "funny things" involves a decent amount of market movement ...

It was a very slow and steady week for mortgage rates. On all 5 days, the average top tier 30yr fixed rate moved by 0.02% or less.  This is a small enough change that the average borrower wouldn't see ...

The latest New Home Sales report showed little change in July, with sales holding very close to June’s pace. The ...