Sunrise Economix
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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25 2026 April
Rates Holding the Line
Technicals are Driving Markets It has been a rather quiet week, economically speaking. There haven’t been many developments on the Iran front. In times like...
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18 2026 April
Rates love an open Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz Reopening Boosts Markets On Friday, Iran announced the full opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil, bond, and stock markets rallied, sending rates...
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11 2026 April
Major Inflation Report Not Bad for Rates
March CPI Driven by Energy Prices The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday. The headline read that...
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04 2026 April
Markets Just Not Believing
Geopolitical Tensions Keep Rates Volatile There are reports flying in every day of updates from the conflict in Iran. Is peace around the corner or...
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28 2026 March
Why Are Mortgage Rates Rising
This is the question I am repeatedly being asked. It’s because of Iran, right? Well partially, but it is more nuanced than that. Mortgages are...
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21 2026 March
Rates Feel Pain from Europe
This week saw rates recovering a little and looking to start their climb back down after recent highs. That was shattered on Friday with news...
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14 2026 March
Fear and Inflation Concerns Pushing Rates Higher
As we discussed last week, the Iran conflict is causing interest rate and bond markets to ignore most of the economic reporting. Rates have jumped...
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07 2026 March
Rates Ignore Data…It’s All About Oil
Middle East Conflict Jolts Markets Wow. What a difference a couple days make! On Friday, we were looking at the lowest interest rates since 2022....
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