The day began like many others over the past several weeks. Bonds hadn't moved much overnight, but were paying some attention ...

Why Bonds Sold Off So Severely Today The only number higher than the amount of bonds sold today is the number of people ...

Mortgage rates didn't move much on Tuesday, but at least it was in the right direction. Perhaps more exciting is the fact ...

I won the lottery for a million dollars yesterday, so I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity. I now have $999,999.75.” One can make jokes about charities, or about people and companies in ...

Bonds lost ground overnight with rising oil prices correlating very well with the higher yields. The selling was minimal and yields remained range bound until roughly 945am ET. While there was slight ...

We'd be the first to remind you that mortgage rates are primarily determined by trading levels in the bond market--specifically those for mortgage-backed securities (MBS). That said, there are days ...

After Thursday's rather triumphant trading session in the bond market, today's moderate losses may be unpleasant or surprising to some. But they should be neither. Thursday was a bit exuberant in a ...

Bonds Bounce Back After Mid-Day Stumble Bonds began the day in stronger territory following overnight reports of regarding a ...

Bonds began the overnight session in weaker territory and were mostly sideways until roughly 4:30am. At that time, newswires ...

It was a fairly uneventful day for mortgage rates to start the new week. The underlying bond market was slightly stronger. This suggests slightly lower interest rates. The average mortgage lender ...

We love it when a plan comes together. Heading into yesterday's Fed announcement, the hope was that a rate hike would ...

Residential construction was mixed in August as housing starts recovered in the single-family sector, while building permits ...