03 2026 July
Happy Birthday, America! 250 Years Young
Holiday Week, Big Data Americans around the globe are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the brave men who signed their own death warrant to break...
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26 2026 June
Markets Brush Off Inflation Data
Mortgage Rates Near May Lows This has been a great week for mortgage rates. Rates declined to levels near those in early May, and the...
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19 2026 June
There’s a New Sheriff in Town
New Fed Chair Takes Over This was the week of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) June meeting. There is a new chairman: Kevin Warsh. He follows Chairman...
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12 2026 June
Rates Like Tamer Inflation
Inflation Data Eases Rate Concerns Despite the on-again, off-again peace negotiations this week, we received important inflation news from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index...
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05 2026 June
Good Jobs Report but Does the Market Believe It?
The markets continue to vacillate on the constant stream of news out of Iran. Nothing concrete has come out as of this writing. This has...
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30 2026 May
Phrase of the Week: Cautiously Optimistic
Despite some important economic news released this week, markets are only looking to the constant news releases about the Iran conflict. It was reported that...
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16 2026 May
Global Yields Freak Out
Global Yields Surge Worldwide A rough end to the week saw bond yields jump around the globe. In the US, mortgage rates matched the recent...
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09 2026 May
A Tale of Two Jobs Reports
Markets Focused on Geopolitics “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the...
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02 2026 May
Federal Reserve Chair Makes Historic Decision
Rates Held but Dissents Rise This week held the conclusion of the Fed’s 2-day FOMC meeting and press conference. As expected, they held the Fed Funds rate steady....
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