Historically low interest rates may not have guaranteed historically high levels of housing activity, but exceptionally high rates have definitely muted activity in a measurable way.  We've cataloged ...

While financial news outlets continue focusing on politics and Trump's cabinet picks, the bond market is expressing anxiety about the risk that economic data continues coming in hotter than expected.

This afternoon's mortgage rates are higher than yesterday's latest levels.  That's a result of bond market weakness seen late ...

"To the person who stole my glasses. I will find you; I have contacts." Here in Cleveland, much of the mortgage talk involves ...

Uneventful Conclusion to Another Volatile Week This morning began like many other recent mornings with economic data making a ...

Losses... weakness... selling pressure...  When any of these things happen in the bond market, it puts upward pressure on ...

The bond market seemed to take some solace in those "yeah buts" at first, but yields are back to their highs of the day ahead ...

Powell Rains on Bond Market's Mini Parade Today is a bit of a mirror image compared to yesterday.  Bonds lost ground after ...

Bonds managed a moderate rally in response to this morning's inflation data.  While it has since been mostly erased, it was ...

Bonds sold off on Tuesday both during the domestic session and in the overnight hours leading up to it. Motivations are a ...

When I was young man, I met a girl in Tennessee who turned out to be a moonshiner’s daughter. That was a long time ago. But I ...

Demographics matter. Although I am sending today’s Commentary out from a Dunkin’ near Columbus, Ohio, yesterday I found ...