Those who spend any time digging into home construction and home sales figures in the U.S. know that, of the 4 census ...

Steady Selling in Bonds. 'Tis The Season? Bonds began the day in weaker territory and continued to sell off through 2pm ET ...

The most interesting analysis we can offer today is a simple reminder that the word "idiosyncrasy" has an "S" at the end ...

We received some anonymous feedback regarding recent rate commentary that serves as a good reminder that not everyone may be ...

If anyone needed any further convincing that a Fed rate cut is no guarantee of lower mortgage rates, today is a great piece ...

Not as Bad as it Could Have Been After Wednesday's Fed-driven sell-off, it was unlikely if not impossible that bonds wouldn't ...

The week's big story is still the big jump in rates that took place after Wednesday's Fed announcement.  And while rates ...

Why do ducks have feathers? To cover up their butt quacks. Why did Congress pass a three-month, stopgap funding bill? To ...

This week's biggest to-do in terms of economic reports was this morning's PCE inflation data.  The fact that the Fed just ...

Bonds were modestly stronger in the overnight session, and although domestic traders quickly erased the gains in the AM hours ...

Calm and Resilient as Bonds Wait For Powell and The Dot Plot Whereas last week saw the bond market continue selling off ...

Number progressions can be deceiving and surprising. Thank you to Eric D. who reminded me of “The Wheat and the Chessboard” ...