Posted on Thursday, 28th October 2010 by chrisjones
I do write about mortgages, you know. I don’t do it here all that often, which is a thing in the process of changing (eventually), but I do it, and I do it a lot. In case you’re interested, which seems unlikely but is possible, I have a couple of posts about the foreclosure mess [...]
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Posted on Friday, 20th August 2010 by chrisjones
You know how you get to the start of a week, and you get everything planned out, get your to-do lists together, and you hit the week running with a ton of energy and purpose? That was this week. And you know how some weeks the things you mean to do and the things you [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 5th August 2010 by chrisjones
Welcome to RateWatch for Thursday, August 05, 2010. Here’s what’s happening: Employment again is the news of the day, with new claims up another 20,000 or so to 479,000. Continuing claims were down, though, to 453,700. That was not as far down as the markets were expecting, however, and that’s meant that bonds have stayed [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 4th August 2010 by chrisjones
Economic times are tough. There are layoffs and threatened branch closings, all sorts of unrest in the labor markets. The “recovery” hasn’t shown up at your door yet, and you’re considering going to work with your brother and opening that new office selling the supercool widgets he makes. It might be a great idea. Can [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 29th July 2010 by chrisjones
Welcome to RateWatch for Thursday July 29, I’m your host, Chris Jones, and here’s what’s happening: Today’s market: The benchmark bond is up 12bps today. We’re trading in a very narrow channel. Economic news today was all about employment, as in, there isn’t much of it. Unemployment benefits have been extended, so continuing claims were [...]
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