| 91. | Mortgage Rates Edge Up on Some Products
U.S. Treasury securities opened Thursday's session in rally mode, with mild reads on inflation luring buyers into the market. But caution won out, and buyers turned into sellers prior to Friday's November employment report, which is expected The October report on Personal Income/Spending was a positive for both stocks and bonds. Income rose 0.4 percent - slightly below the forecast for a 0.5-percent increase, while spending was up 0.2 percent - in line with expectations. The core persona..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, December 01, 2005 |
| | 92. | Mortgage Rates Looking Upward
U.S. Treasury securities attracted buyers Wednesday in the wake of a supportive report on 3rd quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Although the GDP climbed to 4.3 percent -- its highest level in 18 months - the inflation indicators remained benign, Although GDP surprised the markets with an increase that beat the previous 3.8-percent reading and forecasts for a jump to 4 percent, it was the inflation gauges that were the most impressive. They showed a strong economy that is feeling little infla..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, November 30, 2005 |
| | 93. | Mortgage Rates Hold as Economic Data Sink Treasuries
A trio of stronger-than-expected economic reports knocked U.S. Treasury securities prices sharply lower on Tuesday. Bond traders, who believed the Fed was about finished with its rate-hike program, now are not so sure after seeing signs of economic sA big increase in Durable Goods Orders bolstered stocks and made bond traders uneasy. Orders for big-ticket items meant to last more than three years jumped 3.4 percent in October, more than doubling the forecast for a 1.2-percent increase. It also w..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, November 29, 2005 |
| | 94. | Freddie Mac Sets 2006 Single-Family Loan Limit at $417,000
Freddie Mac on Tuesday said it will raise its single-family mortgage loan limit to $417,000 from $359,650, effective Jan. 1, 2006.
Effective for deliveries after Jan. 1, 2006, the new loan limits for mortgages on one-to-four family properties $417,000 for mortgages on one-family properties (up from $359,650);
$533,850 for mortgages on two-family properties (up from $460,400);
$645,300 for mortgages on three-family properties (up from $556,500), and
$801,950 for mortgages on four-family..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, November 28, 2005 |
| | 95. | Mortgage Rates Holding for Now
A strong rebound in consumer confidence turned U.S. Treasuries around on Wednesday. Just yesterday bonds staged a rally based on the minutes of the Fed's Nov. 1 meeting, which suggested that rate hikes might be coming to an end. But that ended toTreasury yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, hit one-month lows on Tuesday, but moved up before the bond markets closed at 2 pm EST. Mortgage rates edged down on many products overnight and into Wednesday morning, but it is unlike..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 |
| | 96. | Mortgage Rates Head South as Bonds Rally
A hint that the Fed may slow or even end its rate-hike program rallied U.S. Treasury securities on Tuesday, sending prices up and yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, to their lowest levels in a month. The minutes from the Fed'The Fed has increased the target fed funds rate (the rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans) at each of its last 12 meetings, increasing it from 1 percent on June 30, 2004 to the present 4 percent. Fed watchers are expecting the rate t..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 |
| | 97. | Treasury Prices Firm; Mortgage Rates Wobble
U.S. Treasury securities prices edged back up on Monday, regaining most of the ground lost on Friday as yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, edge off toward Thursday's levels. The two-day seesaw movement in Treasuries kept lendThe market paid limited attention to news that October's Index of Leading Indicators, which previews the economy three to six months ahead, rose 0.9 percent against forecasts for a 0.8-percent increase. September's LEI was revised downward to..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, November 21, 2005 |
| | 98. | Treasury Yields Rebound, Mortgage Rates Hold
U.S. Treasury securities pulled back on Friday as traders analyzed Thursday's less-supportive data and found little reason to extend yesterday's rally. The lack of economic reports over the next several days also weighed on Treasuries. With tOn Thursday bond traders focused on dip in housing starts and a drop in the Philly Fed index on business conditions - both supportive of Treasuries. But today they revisited the 0.9 percent increase in industrial production in October - up from minus..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, November 18, 2005 |
| | 99. | Mortgage Rates Edge Down on Select Products
A couple of bond-friendly economic reports on Thursday ignited a third day of gains for U.S. Treasury securities. A report showing a slide in housing and weaker-than-expected business conditions in the Mid-Atlantic region brought buyers into the bondEconomic News Boosts Treasuries, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, November 17, 2005 |
| | 100. | Mortgage Rates Hold Despite Two-Day Treasury Rally
Buyers lined up for the second straight day to purchase U.S. Treasury securities. Another tame report on inflation and news of record capital flows put U.S. government debt at the top of everyone's “must have” list for Wednesday. Prices on TreasConsumer Price Index Calms Inflation Fears, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, November 16, 2005 |
| | 101. | Treasuries Rally on Bernanke Testimony
U.S. Treasury securities attracted buyers early in Tuesday's session when the Producer Price Index (PPI) for October was benign and Retail Sales lacked fire. But it was the testimony of Fed Chairman nominee Ben Bernanke before the Senate Banking Prices of Treasuries climbed and their yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, fell. Although yields, which lenders use as a guide to set mortgage rates, did tick down, the move was not substantial enough to affect rates in any meanin..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 |
| | 102. | Mortgage Rates Remain High
With no economic news on the docket, the financial markets drifted Monday as they waited for a slew of upcoming economic reports that begin to filter in on Tuesday. U.S. Treasury securities weathered a bout of selling as traders fretted about signs oVigorous selling today sent Treasury prices down and their yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, up even further. Higher yields, which lenders use as a guide to set mortgage rates, influenced them to edge rates up on some products.,..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, November 14, 2005 |
| | 103. | Treasuries Shut; Mortgage Rates Barely Ease
Rates on key mortgage products appeared to have eased slightly on Friday during a holiday-thinned session when the U.S. government bond market and federal offices were shut for Veterans Day., After Thursday's late auction-induced bounce up in Treasury prices had scant immediate impact on mortgages, home-loan rates by midday on Friday had, indeed, edged off. But how well those softer quotes represented the broader market remained uncle..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, November 11, 2005 |
| | 104. | Mortgage Rates Resist Treasury Yield Decline
A combination of a well-bid 10-year note auction, a strong dollar, improvement in consumers' moods and weakening crude oil prices hoisted prices of U.S. Treasury securities sharply higher on Thursday as yields, which move the opposite direction, Much of the market's focus riveted on supplies, as the Treasury conducted the final leg of its quarterly refunding. The first two tranches of the $44-billion, three-part refinancing -- the three- and five-year note sales -- drew tepid indirect bi..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, November 10, 2005 |
| | 105. | Treasury Yields Jump, Mortgage Rates Lag
Prices of U.S. Treasury securities slumped on Wednesday while yields, which always move in the opposite direction, jumped again. The rise in Treasury yields, however, sparked little immediate response in key mortgage products, which instead nosed sliThe Treasury bond and note market focused again on supplies, as the Treasury Dept. conducted the second leg of its quarterly refunding by selling $13 billion in five-year notes. Traders said although the amount of bids received per dollar-amount of n..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, November 09, 2005 |
| | 106. | Mortgage Rates Firm Despite Treasury Yield Drop
Prices of U.S. Treasury securities bounced up again on Tuesday, and opposite-moving yields declined, but rates on many key mortgage products paid the Treasury move little immediate heed and stayed perched at elevated levels by day's end., Support for Treasury prices stemmed partly from another strong bounce in the U.S. dollar against the Euro and the yen that emanated from a variety of factors, including the recent rise in U.S. interest rates vis-a-vie overseas rates, coupled with jit..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, November 08, 2005 |
| | 107. | Mortgage Rates Manage to Edge Off Slightly
A pullback in crude oil prices and a still-strong dollar helped allay inflation fears on Monday, giving prices of U.S. Treasury securities a boost from technically oversold conditions. Yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, managed tA spotty slate of economic data after last week's fairly full schedule also gave traders some much-needed time to digest the market's recent moves that saw Treasury yields and mortgage rates rise to some of their highest levels in months. Som..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, November 07, 2005 |
| | 108. | Treasury Yields Edge Up; Mortgage Rates Firm
Prices of U.S. Treasury securities slipped slightly lower on Friday and yields, which move opposite of prices, edged barely upward after a week that saw rates rise across the board. The firming in Treasury yields meant that rates on many mortgage proThe market waffled back and forth on Friday as it digested the October U.S. employment report. Although nonfarm payrolls rose a smaller-than-expected 56,000, versus forecasts for a 100,000-job gain, hourly wages popped up by 0.5 percent, more than do..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, November 04, 2005 |
| | 109. | Mortgage Rates Continue to Climb
Another round of selling in U.S. Treasury securities on Thursday sent yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, even higher. Concerns about a seemingly unending string of rate hikes are plaguing bond traders, along with apprehension reEconomic News Mixed, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
| | 110. | Mortgage Rates Hold at High Levels
A big sell-off in U.S. Treasury securities on Wednesday sent yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, into territory not visited in several months. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note, which is used as a guide to set mortgage ratesThe Fed appears bent on fighting inflation with rate hikes, although it stated yesterday “underlying inflation (is) expected to be contained.” Bond traders fear inflation as it erodes the value of fixed-rate assets such as bonds. But with no economic..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, November 02, 2005 |
| | 111. | Mortgage Rates on the Move -- Up
U.S. Treasury securities staged an abbreviated rally Tuesday morning due to weakness in overseas equity markets and strength in foreign bonds. But the move up was halted by inflation worries and another rate hike by the Federal Open Market Committee.“With underlying inflation expected to be contained,” the Fed added, “the Committee believes that policy accommodation can be removed at a pace that is likely to be measured.” This means the Fed would likely raise rates at its next two meetings, sch..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, November 01, 2005 |
| | 112. | Fed Hikes Rates Quarter Point
The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee on Tuesday increased short-term interest rates by 25 basis points, its 12th consecutive quarter-point rate hike since June 2004. The move raises the Federal funds target rate, which determines the overnThe central bank policymakers said in the accompanying statement that "policy accommodation can be removed at a pace that is likely to be measured," suggesting the Fed likely will continue ratcheting up interest rates in small steps., ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, October 31, 2005 |
| | 113. | Mortgage Rates Holding at Higher Levels
In spite of a jump in third-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the broadest measure of the nation's economy, U.S. Treasuries held within their lofty range. Although the Friday release showed strong growth in the nation's economy, it also pThird-quarter GDP climbed 3.8 percent, which was above analysts' expectations for a 3.6-percent increase. It also was substantially above the 3.3 percent increase in the second-quarter. Increased spending by the consumer and the government pushed..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, October 28, 2005 |
| | 114. | Mortgage Rates: Up, Up and Away
Mortgage rates continued to climb throughout the day in response to the three-day sell-off in U.S. Treasury securities that began on Monday and continued through Wednesday. On Thursday, however, Treasuries caught a break as buyers stepped into the boOrders for durable goods in September fell by a steep 2.1 percent - far more than analysts' predictions of a 1.2 percent decline and way below the 3.3 percent gain in August. Excluding transportation, durables edged down by only 1 percent. A shar..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, October 27, 2005 |
| | 115. | Mortgage Rates on the Rise
Another strong day of selling in U.S. Treasury securities on Wednesday sent prices plunging and yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, soaring. As a result, the rate on the 30-year fixed closed in on 6 percent, its highest level sincAnd now there's another component - Friday's advance look at third-quarter Gross Domestic Product has raised more concerns, as analysts are expecting a 3.6-percent reading, which would surpass final second-quarter 3.3-percent growth. A strong..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 |
| | 116. | Treasuries Down, Mortgage Rates Up
U.S. Treasury securities sold again on Tuesday with even more conviction. Fears about inflation and the rate hikes needed to control it sent the yield on the10-year note to a close above 4.50 percent, a level not seen in months. Yields move in the opThere was a small surge in Treasuries when consumer confidence unexpectedly slipped, but strong existing-home sales knocked the wind out of the mini-rally and sent prices the other way., ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, October 25, 2005 |
| | 117. | Bernanke Nomination Spurs Treasury Sell-Off
U.S. Treasury securities were holding their own on Monday until word leaked that Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers and former Fed governor, would be nominated to succeed Fed chief Alan Greenspan, who has hDivergent views of Bernanke have led to confusion, with some saying he is a hawk on inflation, while others worry that his policy of inflation targeting, i.e., tying rate hikes to specific inflation levels, will not be aggressive enough to keep highe..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, October 24, 2005 |
| | 118. | Mortgage Rates Remain at High Levels
U.S. Treasury securities ended their first winning week in a month on Friday, sending yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, down. Mortgage rates, which are guided by yields, however, dipped early but closed right near Thursday'sWall Street: A Tale of Two Indexes, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, October 21, 2005 |
| | 119. | Treasuries Hang Tough Despite Inflationary Signs
U.S. Treasury securities held their ground on Thursday despite a strong report from the Philadelphia Fed on October manufacturing conditions. Prior to the noon release, yields on Treasuries, which move in the opposite direction of prices, had been vEconomic News Mixed, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, October 20, 2005 |
| | 120. | Treasuries Get a Break, Mortgage Rates Don't
Another wave of Fed officials hit the circuit on Wednesday, vowing to fight inflation. The reassuring message gave traders hope that rising inflation would not erode the value of fixed-rate assets, such as bonds. This, along with early safe-haven buyHousing Market Gets a Boost, ..
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