Deep Dive on Today's Misunderstood Fed Comments Today's only potential big ticket event was the release of the minutes from ...
It was almost a mildly interesting day as rates started out slightly higher.  To be fair, even that would not have been too ...
Bonds Give Up Friday's Gains Bond market volume was a little better than half of its recent average today--something that's ...
Mortgage lenders were unable to update their rates yesterday as the bond market was closed for the Presidents Day holiday. ...
I spent a little time in the Miami Airport and overheard two people discussing how they were waiting for a builder in Tennessee to finish their home… And hoping rates didn’t go higher. I remained mum.
As rumors of the demise of HMDA reporting swirl, as well as a 50 percent reduction in HUD headcount and actual VA cuts, think about this the next time you go into a grocery store: It’s not like ...
CPI Came in HOT and Bonds Reacted Logically There's remarkably little else to observe beyond this morning's initial ...
With Tokyo closed for a holiday, overnight Treasury trading was limited to futures markets until 2am ET.  Yields opened about ...
Traders have done a reasonably good job of making it back to the office after the 3-day weekend. Volumes are almost in line with last Tuesday (also a day without any big ticket economic data in the ...
Little Changed After Early Rally and Steady Selling Monday ended up being a relative non-event for the bond market. Trading ...
Perhaps the most notable market-related headline over the weekend was Trump's pre-announcement of 25% tariffs on steel and ...
If yesterday's PPI-driven rally was a paradox, today's continuation was quite the opposite. While it's not the most reliable market mover among economic reports, Retail Sales can occasionally go big.