They say that mafia members are nasty people. But while growing up, I lived next door to one mafia member, and he was ...

There's no easy way to say it: it was a bad week for mortgage rates.  Actually, it was a bad week for interest rates in ...

Bonds can't seem to catch a break this week.  Data hasn't necessarily been unfriendly either with both CPI and PPI hitting ...

Why So Much Selling in Bonds? Without a doubt, it's been a frustrating and puzzling week for the bond market.  Everyone knows ...

Mediocre Data Has Done Nothing to Help Bonds Granted, this week's slate of economic data isn't on quite the same level as NFP ...

This morning's Producer Price Index (PPI) came in hotter than expected in year-over-year terms (3.4 vs 3.2 at the core level) ...

What? You’re a builder who’s short on nails? Well, bring in some folks from Japan… they don’t necessarily need them. Of the ...

I love Christmas lights! They remind me of the people who voted for (insert name of politician). They all hang together, half ...

It's been a bummer of a week for mortgage rates with modest to moderate increases every day so far.  Adding insult to injury ...

Today's headline and core CPI readings were both perfectly in line with forecasts.  After the data came out, bonds rallied ...

The Mortgage Bankers Association is out with the latest survey of mortgage applications and refinance activity led the charge ...

To the paranoid people who check behind shower curtains for murderers: if you find one, what's your plan?” What’s the Fed’s ...