Sunrise Economix
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 inflation rose 0.9%, which is very hot. It was mainly due to...
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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 months away? Are...
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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 up to...
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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. Over the weekend, the world...
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28 2026 February
Rates Hit Fresh Lows
10-Year Treasury Falls Below 4% On Friday, the 10-year US Treasury significantly broke below 4.0% for the first time since October of 2025. At that point, there were only eight business days of a sub-4%...
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21 2026 February
Geopolitical Events Influence Rates
Global Events Drive Rate Volatility This week was jammed with world events that influenced mortgage rates. Rates pushed to the highest level in the last couple weeks after President Trump announced...
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07 2026 February
Poor Employment Reports Help Rates
BLS Jobs Week Delayed This week was supposed to be the big Jobs Report week from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Due to the short Federal...
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