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, 29th July 2010 by chrisjones
Welcome to the first edition of the Crystal Ball, where I tell you definitively what will be happening in the world over the coming days. You have been warned. The Los Angeles Dodgers will not be able to catch San Diego, and will fail to make the playoffs. Again. My class on the History of [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 20th July 2010 by chrisjones
So I made RateWatch a videocast. Approximate text is below. But I beg you – send me an email (chris@lehilender.com) or make a comment and let me know what you think. Good idea? Good idea but bad execution? You don’t have to be gentle. Let’s get to it. MARKET: the market is down a bit [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 22nd July 2009 by chrisjones
Markets: Yesterday was a good day up, and today is down only slightly, so it appears we might hold our gains. We gained 65 bps yesterday and have lost back 16 so far today, which on net is pretty good. For the uninitiated, there is a strong correlation between mortgage-backed securities (mbs) and mortgage interest [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 30th June 2009 by chrisjones
Markets: Mortgage-backed securities are down 9bps, which is nothing. We were down 44 at one point today, but we’ve crawled back on the shocking news that most people think the economy is crap. Rates are still drifting down slowly. We’re in the low 5% range on most everything as long as you have good credit. [...]
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