Tuesday brings a classic example of a seemingly significant geopolitical headline resulting in a completely underwhelming ...

What do giraffes and zoning regulations have in common? They both don't exist in Texas.” I am not heading there for a while, ...

The most common interval for scheduled economic data is "monthly." That means that things like inflation, sentiment, job ...

Ask your favorite curmudgeonly old market watcher and they'll be happy to explain what "always" happens in financial markets ...

Still Waiting For an End to Unfriendly Trend It was an uneventful Monday for the bond market.  Economic data was limited to the NAHB Housing Market Index (builder confidence)--a report that hasn't ...

The average top tier conventional 30yr fixed rate was just a hair over 7% on Friday afternoon and the same is true at the start of the new week.  Rates are based on bonds, but while bonds move ...

Historically low interest rates may not have guaranteed historically high levels of housing activity, but exceptionally high ...

While financial news outlets continue focusing on politics and Trump's cabinet picks, the bond market is expressing anxiety about the risk that economic data continues coming in hotter than expected.

Uneventful Conclusion to Another Volatile Week This morning began like many other recent mornings with economic data making a ...

This afternoon's mortgage rates are higher than yesterday's latest levels.  That's a result of bond market weakness seen late ...

"To the person who stole my glasses. I will find you; I have contacts." Here in Cleveland, much of the mortgage talk involves ...