Posted on Tuesday, 23rd November 2010 by chrisjones
Dan Green of Mortgage Reports is about as good as there is in the business. He’s been at this a long time, he blogs and he tweets (@mortgagereports) and following him is a worthwhile enterprise. And today, as insane as this is, I’m going to pick a fight with him. Okay, not really. But he [...]
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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 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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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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