25 2025 October
Finally! We got inflation data
CPI Report Confirms Likely Fed Rate Cut September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report came out on Friday and solidified the likelihood of a Federal...
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18 2025 October
17 Days of Government Shutdown
Government Shutdown Continues, Markets Stay Flat Friday saw us reach another week without the Federal Government operating. Interest rate markets were relatively flat, continuing a...
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11 2025 October
Rates are Steady without Major Economic News
Rates Steady Amid Government Shutdown Rates were relatively flat this week and ended slightly improved by Friday. The government shutdown continued the delay in the...
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04 2025 October
We Miss You BLS
al Shutdown Begins and Impacts Loom What an odd week: The Federal Government shut down Wednesday morning at midnight after Congress failed to pass legislation...
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27 2025 September
Rates Tread Water but a Shutdown Looms Ahead
Rates Hold Steady Despite Key Data This week ended with mortgage rates slightly higher than they were at the end of last week. Despite an...
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20 2025 September
Fed Cuts Rates but Mortgage Rates Go Up – Why?
This week’s Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting saw the results that markets expected with a .25% Fed Funds Rate cut. Since the BLS jobs report came...
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13 2025 September
All Eyes on the Fed Meeting
The interest rate markets were relatively flat this week as the markets digest the recent rate-friendly labor reports and tame inflation reports. Rates are remaining...
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06 2025 September
Interest Rates Love Jobs Data
This was a holiday-shortened week with the Labor Day holiday closing markets on Monday. Despite the loss of a day, there wasn’t a loss of...
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30 2025 August
PCE Continues Rate Cut Expectations
PCE Inflation in Line with Forecasts Friday’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report for July came in as the market expected. The headline inflation showed a...
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