Mortgage rates are based on bonds and bonds can do funny things on the first and last trading days of any given month. One of the most common "funny ...
The Tuesday after Labor Day can have a mind of its own when it comes to financial markets--especially if it also happens to be the trading day of the ...
This past week was a classic placeholder for mortgage rates. With no big-ticket reports on the calendar, volatility stayed about as low as it gets. Bu...
Bonds were noticeably weaker to start the new month with most of the losses arriving after the start of European trading overnight. Indeed there was s...