Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held October 28 and 29 were released Wednesday. The report suggests that the U.S. economy continues to improve, although the annual inflation rate remains near 1.50 percent and short of the committee’s goal of 2.00 percent.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 3, 2014
November 3, 2014 by
Last week’s economic news brought mixed developments as pending home sales moved to their second highest level of 2014. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced the expected end of asset purchases under its quantitative easing program.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 14, 2014
October 14, 2014 by
Economic news was lean last week as the first week of the month tends to be calm in the aftermath of the rush of end-of-month reporting. Of note was CoreLogic’s report on housing markets, the release of the minutes from the most recent FOMC meeting and lower mortgage rates reported by Freddie Mac.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Sept 22, 2014
September 22, 2014 by
Last week’s economic news largely concerned the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting statement and a post-meeting conference given by Fed Chair Janet Yellen. The FOMC statement indicated that the Fed continued its wind-down of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities and that its purchases are expected to cease after the next FOMC meeting.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Aug 25, 2014
August 25, 2014 by
Last week’s economic news brought several reports related to housing. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for August rose by two points to 55, which was its highest reading in seven months.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Aug 18, 2014
August 18, 2014 by
Last week’s economic news brought little housing-related content, but several economic reports in other sectors contributed to overall perceptions of the economy.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Aug 4, 2014
August 4, 2014 by
Last weekâs economic news included a number of housing related reports. According to the National Association of REALTORS, pending home sales dropped by 1.10 percent in June. The S P Case-Shiller Home Price Index reports for May noted that home prices are growing at a slower rate of 9.30 percent year-over-year than April’s year-over-year growth rate of 10.80 percent.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 28, 2014
July 28, 2014 by
Last week’s economic news brought several housing-related reports, which indicated varying results in terms of gauging the economic recovery.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 14, 2014
July 14, 2014 by
Last week brought news from the Fed as two Federal Reserve Bank Presidents made speeches and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Fed released the minutes of its last meeting. The minutes reveal the Fed’s intention to wrap up its bond-buying program in October with a final purchase of $15 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and Treasury bonds
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 7, 2014
July 7, 2014 by
Last week’s economic news was mixed, but economic reports for Non-Farm Payrolls and the National Unemployment rate suggest a strengthening labor sector. Pending Home Sales surpassed expectations in May and conversely, construction spending was lower than expected.
