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 Thursday, 22nd July 2010 by chrisjones
Welcome to RateWatch for Thursday July 22, and here’s what’s happening: Today’s market: The benchmark bond is down 15bps today. We’re trading in a narrow channel. It’s a huge day for economic news, with jobless claims coming out worse than expected – at least, worse than the experts expected – and existing home sales numbers [...]
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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 Thursday, 1st July 2010 by chrisjones
Are birthdays magic? Well, if you ask a four-year-old, they are. My little son Nathaniel (“Thanner”) talks about his birthday pretty much all the time, despite the fact that it won’t come ’round until next May. He tells you how old he is. Tells you he’s almost five. Tells you what he wants to do. [...]
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