As 2024 has progressed, economic data--especially inflation data--have made it increasingly clear that rates will not be ...

WARNING: once you get past the 1st paragraph here, things start to get a bit "mathy" and esoteric.  The takeaway is that ...

Thursday's quarterly PCE numbers were much higher than expected. That meant an increased risk that Friday's monthly numbers ...

There seems to be a bit of a baby boom going on out there. Prospective home buyers who need a place for a growing family ...

Bonds Rattled By Surprisingly Big Beat in Spending Data Today's big surprise was the PCE price index component of Q1 GDP. ...

Interest rates care about quite a few different things, but inflation and Fed policy are two of the biggest considerations. ...

The bond market has been decidedly more sideways after hitting longer-term yield highs last Tuesday.  10yr Treasuries have ...

“The 2024 Mortgage Bankers conference season kicks off with two great conferences in May with the National Secondary ...

It's a bit of a tricky morning in the bond market when it comes to reconciling the data with the market movement. At face ...

Uneventfully Weaker Regardless of Durable Goods Data Bonds were weaker in the overnight session on a combination of anxiety ...

Mortgage rates began the new week at almost exactly the same levels seen at the end of last week.  There were no major events ...

The average mortgage lender was able to offer conventional 30yr fixed rates that were very close to yesterday's levels ...