Friday proved to be the weakest day of the week for the underlying bond market and, thus, the highest day of the week for ...

Weaker Conclusion But No Major Big Picture Implications Despite much stronger revisions and a modestly stronger core retail ...

The difference between me and Superman is that he has super vision. I require supervision.” We’re halfway through the third ...

Friday morning's highlight is the Retail Sales report which came in at a respectable 0.5 vs 0.5 headline. Core retail sales ...

Bonds Hold The Range Despite More Data-Driven Volatility At 0.9, not only did today's PPI crush the 0.2 forecast, but it's ...

October 3rd, 2024 continues to be the day to beat when it comes to mortgage rates hanging out at 10 month lows. Today's top ...

I somehow managed to make it through high school math while only being able to remember even numbers. What are the odds?!” As ...

Data-Free Rally Day Wednesday represented this week's lull in terms of scheduled market movers on the calendar. Overnight ...

Pundits, politicians, and everyone else can continue to assume that mortgage rates will respond to changes to the Fed Funds ...

The average top tier 30yr fixed rate held exceptionally steady last week after moving just a bit lower over the weekend. By ...

Bonds rallied overnight, largely in concert with lower EU yields. Stable inflation in Germany and lower oil prices helped.

There's no question that today's Producer Price Index came in surprisingly hot. Both the headline and core numbers were 0.9% vs forecasts of 0.2%.  The biggest impact came from "trade services" which ...