What? You’re a builder who’s short on nails? Well, bring in some folks from Japan… they don’t necessarily need them. Of the ...

This morning's Producer Price Index (PPI) came in hotter than expected in year-over-year terms (3.4 vs 3.2 at the core level) ...

Why Bonds Sold Off After a Decent AM Rally It was a day for "explanations" in the bond market with the morning rally needing ...

Mortgage rates were having a pretty decent day at first.  The bond market was only slightly weaker overnight (implies some ...

The Mortgage Bankers Association is out with the latest survey of mortgage applications and refinance activity led the charge ...

Ready For Anything After Pre-CPI Consolidation Bonds were arguably consolidating ahead of last Friday's jobs report with the ...

I love Christmas lights! They remind me of the people who voted for (insert name of politician). They all hang together, half ...

Today's headline and core CPI readings were both perfectly in line with forecasts.  After the data came out, bonds rallied ...

Inconsequential Weakness Bonds lost a moderate amount of ground on Monday with 10yr yields moving back above the levels seen ...

Between November 18th and December 6th, the average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate moved down from 7.08 to 6.68.  A 0.40% ...

To the paranoid people who check behind shower curtains for murderers: if you find one, what's your plan?” What’s the Fed’s ...

Solid Conclusion to a Solid Week. Has The Tide Turned? After Thanksgiving week introduced a potential breakout from the ...