- Wednesday, December 19, 2018
- Powell says Fed has arrived at the lower end of neutral rate range CNBC
- Fed chairman is not reacting to Trump, analyst says CNBC (Video)
- Instant View: Fed raises U.S. rates, sees 'some further' hikes ahead Reuters
- Another technical tweak as Fed wrestles to control policy rate Reuters
- Fed lifts rates, now sees 'some further' hikes ahead Reuters
- Vendor Search and Tech Tools; Lender Mergers Continue; Global Slowdown Pushing U.S. Rates Mortgage News Daily
- MBS Day Ahead: To Dove or Not To Dove... Mortgage News Daily
- Mortgage Apps Slide Despite Lower Rates, Market Volatility to Blame? Mortgage News Daily
- Piegza: Fed may open the door to a slower pace of rate hikes CNBC (Video)
- Here are the three big changes the stock market is hoping to see from the Fed CNBC
- Fed expected to increase rates, may signal fewer hikes ahead Reuters
- Congress to push stop-gap funding bill with no border wall money Reuters
- Existing home sales unexpectedly rise in November CNBC
- The Fed's IOER Experiment May Already Be Reaching Its Limits Bloomberg
- Fed is about to make its most important announcement of the year. Here's what Wells Fargo predicts CNBC
- Redfin's 2019 Predictions: Housing market will be coolest we've seen in years, but homeownership will continue to rise Redfin
- Tuesday, December 18, 2018
- One Region Rules Realtor Survey; Rates Lowest Since August; A Positive Housing Report?! MND's Daily Newsletter
- Mortgage Rates Lowest Since August Ahead of Fed MND's Daily Rate Market Update
- MBS RECAP: Bond Prices Defy Gravity With Help From Oil/Stocks Mortgage News Daily
- Stock market’s dramatic drop won’t change Fed’s path: Wells Fargo CNBC (Video)
- Mortgage Rates Lowest Since August Ahead of Fed Mortgage News Daily
- Chance of recession rises to highest in Trump's presidency: CNBC poll CNBC (Video)
- The Fed should be data-dependent and choose not to hike, says former Fed governor Larry Lindsey CNBC (Video)
- One Region Accounts For Majority of Economic Optimism -NAR Survey Mortgage News Daily
- President Trump issues warning to the Fed ahead of key meeting CNBC (Video)
- Mnuchin Hints at Fannie-Freddie Changes to End U.S. Control Bloomberg
- A Positive Housing Report? November Residential Construction Changes Course Mortgage News Daily
- MBS Day Ahead: Bonds Running Into Same Rate Floor Ahead of Fed Mortgage News Daily
- November housing starts up 3.2% CNBC (Video)
- Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in November Calculated Risk Blog
- Fed survey shows 88% expect rate hike after December CNBC (Video)
- Banks Buying Lenders and Other Banks, Report on Merger Activity; Capital Markets Update Mortgage News Daily
- Sales of New Homes Flatten as Supply and Prices Post Modest Growth in the Third Quarter Redfin
- Countdown to the Fed meeting CNBC (Video)
- Fed Stuck In An Uncomfortable Situation Calculated Risk Blog
- Fed Rate Hikes Are Extremely Rare When Stocks Are This Beat Up Bloomberg
- Single-family home construction tumbles and a top analyst says housing is in a correction CNBC
- US home construction rose in November, led by apartments CNBC
- A $361 Billion Fund Is Buying Treasuries on Bets Yields Peaking Bloomberg
- These Are the Neighborhoods Attracting America's Richest Bloomberg
- Why Treasuries Can't Be a Weapon in the Trade War Bloomberg
- Monday, December 17, 2018
- Builder Confidence Down Big; Mortgage Rates Little-Changed Despite Market Gains MND's Daily Newsletter
- MBS RECAP: Stock Sell-Off Makes Strong Case For Bond Consolidation Mortgage News Daily
- Mortgage Rates Little-Changed Despite Market Gains MND's Daily Rate Market Update
- Homebuilder sentiment drops to lowest level since May 2015 CNBC (Video)
- Fed will probably have to hike to assert independence, says Steve Liesman CNBC (Video)
- Mortgage Rates Little-Changed Despite Market Gains Mortgage News Daily
- Expected interest rate hike Powell's first real test as chairman, says Steve Liesman CNBC (Video)
- A high-quality bond portfolio is 2019's best bet, says Doubleline's Gundlach CNBC (Video)
- Gundlach: The Fed should not raise rates this week CNBC (Video)
- White House advisor Peter Navarro blames the Fed for market volatility CNBC (Video)
- What Is a Recession, and Why Are People Talking About the Next One? NY Times
- S&P 500 hits 14-month low on economic jitters ahead of Fed meeting Reuters
- Homebuilder sentiment drops 4 points in December, lowest since May 2015 CNBC (Video)
- Builder Confidence: Lower Rates Helping With Affordability Concerns Mortgage News Daily
- Cramer: Employment is a lagging indicator of rate hike CNBC (Video)
- MBS Week Ahead: Fed Week Is Here. Let's Looks at Possibilities Mortgage News Daily
- California Bay Area Home Sales Decline 17% YoY in November, Inventory up 27% YoY Calculated Risk Blog
- Carlos Gutierrez: The US must compete with China without tariffs CNBC (Video)
- The Fed will likely exercise a flexible approach to interest hikes, strategist says CNBC (Video)
- Gundlach says passive investing has reached 'mania' status and will exasperate market's problems CNBC
- Bond Traders Ponder Next Inversion as Fed Dots Take Center Stage Bloomberg
- 'Bond King' Jeffrey Gundlach says the Fed shouldn't raise interest rates this week CNBC
- FOMC Preview Calculated Risk Blog
- Democratic House members urge Kraninger to resume MLA exams Around The Web
- NAHB: Builder Confidence Declines in December Calculated Risk Blog
- CFPB: Low Housing Payments Signal Better Senior Financial Well-Being National Mortgage Professional
- Stanley Druckenmiller says Fed must pause because the economy can 'ill afford a major policy error' CNBC
- From the NY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity grew at a slower pace than in recent months in New York State" Calculated Risk Blog
- This map shows how much it costs to own a home in every US state CNBC
- Treasury yields slightly lower amid lingering growth slowdown fears; Fed meeting in focus CNBC
- Sunday, December 16, 2018
- Bond Traders Ponder Next Inversion as Fed Dots Take Center Stage Bloomberg
- Saturday, December 15, 2018
- ECB Ends Historic Stimulus Push in Bet Economic Growth to Endure Bloomberg
- Friday, December 14, 2018
- Housing Forecasts Are Getting More Consistent; Rates Solidify Last Week's Gains MND's Daily Newsletter
- MBS RECAP: Bonds Ignore Econ Data in Favor of Next Week's Fed Events Mortgage News Daily
- Mortgage Rates Preserve Most of Last Week's Gains MND's Daily Rate Market Update
- Mortgage Rates Preserve Most of Last Week's Gains Mortgage News Daily
- Housing market a "tale of many different markets," says Susquehanna analyst CNBC (Video)
- Liz Young: Probably won't get trade deal in 2019 between the US and China CNBC (Video)
- Housing Should be More Consistent in 2019, Here's Why Mortgage News Daily
- ECB Officials See Deeper Uncertainty as Euro-Zone Economy Cools Bloomberg
- Strong November retail data lowers concerns of an economic slowdown CNBC (Video)
- MBS Day Ahead: This Would Show That Bonds Are Serious About Considering Even More Gains Mortgage News Daily
- Compliance and Documentation Products; Loan Limit Changes in the Primary Markets Mortgage News Daily
- California Needs a Housing Revolution Bloomberg
- China to suspend tariffs on US automobiles and auto parts CNBC (Video)
- No Happy New Year for Central Banks Fretting on 2019 Outlook Bloomberg
- Some of the hottest housing markets are falling hardest, as bidding wars bid goodbye CNBC
- N.Y. Fed's U.S. fourth-quarter GDP growth holds near 2.4 percent Reuters
- U.S. consumer spending strengthening in boost to economy Reuters
- Industrial Production Increased 0.6% in November Calculated Risk Blog
- Retail Sales increased 0.2% in November Calculated Risk Blog
- Treasury yields fall as Chinese data disappoints; traders look ahead to Fed meeting CNBC
- Not Just the Season; MBA Predicts New Home Sales Down Sharply; Rates Recover MND's Daily Newsletter
- Mortgage Rates Edge Back Down Toward Long-Term Lows MND's Daily Rate Market Update
- MBS RECAP: Bonds Continue Calming Before Next Storm Mortgage News Daily
- U.S. recession risks jump, Fed rate hike expectations slump Reuters
- Thursday, December 13, 2018
- Housing demand drops despite falling mortgage rates CNBC (Video)
- Trump Attacks on Fed Could Backfire, Boosting Powell's Support Bloomberg
- Mortgage Rates Edge Back Down Toward Long-Term Lows Mortgage News Daily
- Here are the results from CNBC's All-America Economic Survey CNBC (Video)
- Moody's economist: Next recession is coming into view CNBC (Video)
- If Higher Rates Sank U.S. Home Sales, Will Lower Ones Save Them? Bloomberg
- GOP Hurtles Toward Shutdown With No Plan to Avoid It Bloomberg
- Initial jobless claims fall to near 49-year low CNBC (Video)
- U.S. government posts $205 billion deficit in November Reuters
- Not Just the Season; MBA Predicts New Home Sales Down Sharply Mortgage News Daily
- MBS Day Ahead: Clear Correction May Be Finding Clear Ceiling Mortgage News Daily
- Books by Lenders, For Lenders; False Claims Act Rears it's Head; LO Products and Services Mortgage News Daily
- Beware of the tightness of the labor market, economist says CNBC (Video)
- ECB ends crisis-fighting bond buys but eyes increasing risks Reuters
- Bond giant Pimco expects 30 percent chance of U.S. recession in '19 Reuters
- CFPB issues annual fair lending report Around The Web
- Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased Year-over-year Calculated Risk Blog
- Homebuilders are not getting a bump from lower mortgage rates CNBC
- Custom Home Building Annual Share Around The Web
- Import prices post biggest drop in more than three years CNBC
- Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 206,000 Calculated Risk Blog
- This is the one chart the Fed must watch right now, veteran economic forecaster says CNBC
- ECB formally ends QE, keeps reinvestments open-ended Reuters
- Housing Inventory Up 5% in NovemberFastest Growth in 3 Yearsas Sales Decline 8% Redfin
- Rates Could Go Even Higher; Lenders Looking to New Tech; Calabria Nominated; Apps Responding to Better Rates MND's Daily Newsletter
- MBS RECAP: MBS Handily Outperform Treasuries as Consolidation Continues Mortgage News Daily
- Mortgage Rates Could Go Even Higher MND's Daily Rate Market Update
- Wednesday, December 12, 2018
- Should the Fed raise rates in December? CNBC (Video)
- Mortgage Rates Could Go Even Higher Mortgage News Daily
- One chart the Fed must watch right now, according to veteran economic forecaster CNBC (Video)
- Santelli Exchange: Nervousness ramps up regarding hard "Brexit" CNBC (Video)
- How to create the ultimate smart home ecosystem Redfin
- With Fed expected to slow rate hikes, markets raise stakes for Europe's next move CNBC
- A slowdown from rapid growth is far from a recession, says former Fed vice chair CNBC (Video)
- Lenders Looking to New Tech as Pessimism Over Profit Margins Grows Mortgage News Daily
- MBS Day Ahead: Bonds Have Lots on Their Mind, But Beware The Bounce Mortgage News Daily
- Denver Real Estate in November: Sales Down 24% YoY, Inventory Up 47% Calculated Risk Blog
- Non-QM and Warehouse Products; STRATMOR Tech Insight Study Mortgage News Daily
- A major critic of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could soon be in charge of regulating those same housing authorities CNBC (Video)
- White House Nominates Calabria as New FHFA Chief Mortgage News Daily
- Mortgage Applications: Trade Fears Drive Rates Lower, Borrowers Respond Mortgage News Daily
- Ex-Fed vice chair to Trump: Hiking rates gradually from historic lows won't choke economic growth CNBC
- UK's May faces party confidence vote, says Brexit is at stake Reuters
- Trump makes one last try to get the Fed to ease up, but it likely won't work CNBC
- Underlying U.S. Inflation Picks Up to Keep Fed Hike on Track Bloomberg
- May Says Change in Leadership Would Risk Brexit Delay Bloomberg
- BLS: CPI unchnaged in November, Core CPI increased 0.2% Calculated Risk Blog
- Tuesday, December 11, 2018
- Disasters and Easy Underwriting Didn't Hit Delinquencies; Rates May Have Found Bottom MND's Daily Newsletter
- MBS RECAP: Bonds Continue Circling Wagons (Nothing To Do With Shutdown News) Mortgage News Daily
- Mortgage Rates Flattening Out After Much-Needed Winning Streak MND's Daily Rate Market Update
- Mortgage Rates Flattening Out Much-Needed Winning Streak Mortgage News Daily
- Corporate debt one of biggest market risks and could derail bull run CNBC (Video)
- Former Dallas Fed President says higher rates provide 'ammunition' to fight off economic slowdown CNBC (Video)