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Last Week in Review: The Big Rate Hike This past week, the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds Rate by .75%, the first such hike since 1994. Let’s walk through what the Fed said and how the financial markets reacted. “Clearly, today’s 75 basis point increase is an unusually large one and I do not […]

Last Week in Review: Three New Concerns for the Fed This past week, home loan rates increased slightly from the previous week as we are just a couple of days away from the next Fed Meeting. Let’s walk through what happened and discuss what to look for in the week ahead. As we approach the […]

Last Week in Review: The Feds Job on Jobs Home loan rates increased slightly from the previous week as we are just a couple of weeks before the next Fed meeting. Let’s walk through what happened and discuss what to look for in the week ahead. “As I will explain, this very tight labor market […]

Last Week in Review: Some Good News on Rates This past week, home loan rates improved to the best levels in a month. The 10-yr Note yield closed beneath 2.80% for two consecutive days for the first time since April 13th. Moves like these begin to suggest that rates may have peaked. The main reason […]

Last Week in Review: Recession Fears Emerge This past week, home loan rates improved slightly in response to growing fears of a recession. Let’s walk through what happened and discuss what to look for in the week ahead. “What we need to see is inflation coming down in a clear and convincing way, and we’re […]

Last Weeki In Review: CPI High, Rates Sigh This past week, home loan rates bounced around in a volatile fashion in response to more of the same…Fed speaks, inflation readings, and uncertainty. Let’s walk through what happened and discuss what to look for in the week ahead. “Although the task is difficult, it is not […]

Last Week in Review: The Fed Takes Action This past week, the Federal Reserve hiked the Fed Fund Rate by .50%, the largest rate increase in 22 years. Let’s discuss what other action the Fed took, how the market reacted and what to look for in the week ahead. “I would like to first speak […]

Last Week in Review: Feb and Bond Market Are Quiet for a Change This past week was a bit quiet as no Federal Reserve officials were talking to move the market. However, this changes next week, as we approach the highly anticipated FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) Meeting. Let’s discuss what to look for as […]

Last Week in Review: Smoke Signals Emerge This past week, home loan rates touched the highest level in a decade as global bond yields were on the rise. Let’s discuss some potentially positive signals for those looking for a rate peak as well as what to watch for next week. The rate of change or […]

Last Week In Review: A Tale of Two Inflations This past week, home loan rates hit the highest levels in nearly a decade as inflation readings came in touching 40+ year peaks. Let’s discuss what happened and what to watch for. Headline Consumer Inflation vs Core Consumer Inflation Interest rates around the globe have been […]