August 9, 2023 – Rate Commentary

  • August 9, 2023
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WRAP UPUMBS 5.5: 99.08 (+11bps)10yr yield: 4.01CPI data at 8:30am ET tomorrow. Markets expect higher number than June, so unless MUCH higher I don’t think way we will see too much of a negative response but there is definitely a possibility. If shelter costs and core CPI show more improvement than expected we could see

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August 8, 2023 – Rate Commentary

  • August 8, 2023
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WRAP UPUMBS 5.5: 98.73 (-16bps)10yr yield: 4.03 Mtg bonds bouncing around through the day, but not enough to see lenders reprice worse. Not a lot of risk floating into tomorrow. Rates sheets this morning will improve, and reprice risk on the day is low. Bonds here and abroad got a big boost overnight from soft

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Fed’s Beige Book offers grim news for housing industry

  • September 15, 2022
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The economic standoff between rising inflation and rising interest rates continues to weaken the housing market nationwide, with home sales falling across all 12 Federal Reserve districts, according to the Fed’s latest Beige Book report. Prospects for future improvement anytime soon are dim as well. “The outlook for future economic growth remained generally weak, with … expectations

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Inflation climbed 8.5% in July as prices cool but remain near record high

  • August 10, 2022
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The Labor Department said Wednesday that the consumer price index rose 8.5% in July from a year ago, below the 9.1% year-over-year surge recorded in June.

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Federal Reserve Lowers Rates 0 – 0.25%

  • March 16, 2020
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In a dramatic step Sunday meant to make borrowing as cheap as possible for American households and businesses as the coronavirus brings the U.S. economy to a near standstill, The Federal Reserve made its second emergency cut in two weeks, slashing 1% off its benchmark rate, and renewed a program to buy $500B in Treasury

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