- Monday, March 16, 2020
- Empire State Index -21.5 in March, vs 3.5 expected CNBC
- MBS Week Ahead: MBS Welcomes Fed Buying Back With Open Arms Mortgage News Daily
- First human trial for coronavirus vaccine begins Monday in the US CNBC
- White House drafting financial package for U.S. airlines: sources Reuters
- US airlines seek more than $50 billion in aid as coronavirus roils business CNBC
- U.S. Cities Are Temporarily Banning Evictions as Coronavirus Outbreak Worsens Around The Web
- LO Jobs; VA, Non-Agency Products; Early Payoff Trends; Deep Dive on Recent Mortgage Rate Movement Mortgage News Daily
- Fed says it will offer an additional $500 billion in overnight repo funding markets CNBC
- Near-zero U.S. rates may not sink the dollar Reuters
- BLS: January Unemployment rates at New Series Lows in Six States Calculated Risk Blog
- Treasury Secretary Mnuchin tells Cramer there will be a lot of 'pent-up demand' when crisis ends CNBC
- NY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity declined in New York State", Headline Fell Sharply Calculated Risk Blog
- Zero rates, zero impact: Fed & co fail to calm markets Reuters
- El-Erian blasts Fed, saying it should've been 'laser-focused' on market failures and cut rates later CNBC
- Trump tells states look for needed medical equipment on their own NY Times
- Sunday, March 15, 2020
- ALERT: Emergency Rate Cut; QE4 Officially Here, Including $200bln MBS Mortgage News Daily
- What The Fed's Emergency Rate Cut Means For Mortgage Rates Mortgage News Daily
- Fed slashes rates, central banks pull out stops to cushion coronavirus blow Reuters
- Mortgage rates likely to fall again after the Fed's latest dramatic response to coronavirus CNBC
- Powell says the Fed doesn't see negative rates as 'appropriate' policy for the United States CNBC
- Dow futures fall 800 points even after Fed slashes rates to calm markets amid coronavirus outbreak CNBC
- New York Fed full statement: Treasuries, mortgage-backed securities Reuters
- Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program CNBC
- The Senate has not yet scheduled a vote for the coronavirus relief bill already passed by the House CNBC
- Bank of America CEO Moynihan says 'we're in a war to contain this virus' CNBC
- The Federal Reserve has taken massive steps to help markets. Here's what's left in its arsenal CNBC
- Treasury Secretary Mnuchin does not expect recession from the coronavirus CNBC
- New QE's Operational Details From NY Fed NY Fed
- Friday, March 13, 2020
- Only Worst-Case Virus Scenario will Result in Recession Mortgage News Daily
- Recession Alert: What Home Buyers and Sellers Need To Know About the Housing Market Around The Web
- Americans Are Split Over Coronavirus' Impact on the Housing Market Redfin
- Fed doesn't feel negative interest rates help: Former Fed governor CNBC
- Fed has set the stage for more aggressive cuts, says JPMorgan's Jay Barry CNBC
- Insanity Continues; What's The Fed Doing And Will They Buy MBS? Mortgage News Daily
- Trump declares coronavirus a national emergency, freeing $50 billion in funds Reuters
- How Zillow & Opendoor's Instant Home Buying Can Help Sellers During Coronavirus The Basis Point
- Monetary policy won't help consumer spending, says Jared Bernstein CNBC
- Recession hasn't fully been priced in, yet, says economist CNBC
- Consumer sentiment index hits 95.9 for mid-March, beating expectations CNBC
- Stimulus hopes bolster Wall Street after worst session since 1987 Reuters
- Lender Survey Predicts Continued Low Rates in 2020 Mortgage News Daily
- Pelosi vows to pass coronavirus bill without word of a deal with White House or House GOP CNBC
- Negative Equity Falls to Pre-Recession Levels Thanks to Home Price Gains Mortgage News Daily
- New York state now has the most coronavirus cases in the US as new cases jump 30% overnight to 421 CNBC
- COVID-19 Beginning To Affect Real Estate, But It's Not All Bad News Mortgage News Daily
- Exclusive: U.S. Fed, banks discuss possible leniency on liquidity threshold to aid lending, sources say Reuters
- Icahn reveals his biggest short position amid market turmoil: Commercial real estate CNBC
- Broker, DPA, Tech Products; Coronavirus Tips: NAR's Report and Employer Webinar Mortgage News Daily
- Mortgage rates jump back up to January high, as coronavirus fear puts chill on spring housing market CNBC
- Europe is now the 'epicenter' of the coronavirus pandemic, WHO says CNBC
- From Merrill: Flirting with Recession Calculated Risk Blog
- Trump will hold a press conference at 3 pm ET to discuss coronavirus response CNBC
- The Fed details moves to buy Treasurys across all durations, starting with 30-year bond CNBC
- Fed increasingly expected to cut interest rates to zero next week CNBC
- Preliminary March Consumer Sentiment Declines to 95.9 from 101.0 Calculated Risk Blog
- Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says White House and Congress close to getting coronavirus bill done CNBC
- Ex-FDA chief: US capacity for coronavirus testing will soon be at more than 10,000 per day CNBC
- Investors hope Fed can help calm markets as big rate cut expected Reuters
- Mortgage Rates Are Taking an Utter Beating (Relatively) Mortgage News Daily
- Central banks flash the cash as market panic drives liquidity squeeze Reuters
- Defending new package, ECB's Villeroy flags flexibility on bond buys Reuters
- Thursday, March 12, 2020
- NYC mayor declares state of emergency due to coronavirus CNBC
- We need a 'double bazooka' policy response: Fidelity's Timmer CNBC
- Market turmoil sparked by coronavirus fears is worse than financial crisis, James Bianco says CNBC
- Life upended for Americans as U.S. scrambles to contain coronavirus threat Reuters
- Fed will pull out big guns to make sure there's no collapse: Banking analyst CNBC
- NOW It's QE4. Bonds Are Responding Mortgage News Daily
- Stocks Enter Bear Market. What Does It Mean? NPR
- Plunging Wall Street stocks end record bull run Reuters
- Mortgage Equity Withdrawal Positive in Q4 Calculated Risk Blog
- How US coronavirus travel restrictions could affect airline, hospitality industries CNBC
- NYSE trading halted for 15 minutes triggered after S&P 500 drops 7% at open CNBC
- MBS Day Ahead: World of Pain For MBS; More Past Precedent For Treasury Volatility Mortgage News Daily
- Coronavirus Looms Over Crucial Spring Season for Housing Market Around The Web
- Initial jobless claims down 4,000 to 211,000 CNBC
- Explainer: Fed may go into its crisis tool kit soon. What's in it? Reuters
- New York real estate hit by coronavirus, market decline CNBC
- Production Jobs; Broker, Cap. Mkts. Products; Corresp. and Wholesale News Mortgage News Daily
- Fed to pump more than $500 billion into short-term bank funding, expand types of security purchases CNBC
- Homebuilding stocks having their worst day since the subprime crisis CNBC
- Big Ten, SEC, ACC scrap conference tournaments, adding to wave of coronavirus-related sports cancellations CNBC
- Human trials testing coronavirus vaccine could begin 'within a few weeks,' top US health official says CNBC
- Allianz's El-Erian: 'We are going to get a global recession' CNBC
- There's a tail wind in sight for the struggling homebuilders, traders say CNBC
- Fed pumps $198 billion into short-term bank funding operations amid big demand CNBC
- A Secret Elvis Presley Property Has Surfaced in Mississippi - For Sale $485,000 Around The Web
- Wall Street resumes trading after 7% slide triggers halt Reuters
- Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased Sharply Year-over-year Calculated Risk Blog
- House plans to vote on coronavirus bill on Thursday: aide Reuters
- US producer prices post biggest drop in five years CNBC
- Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 211,000 Calculated Risk Blog
- Home Selling in the Age of Coronavirus: It's a Whole Different World Around The Web
- U.S. stock-index futures tumble 5% Thursday, triggering limit-down' rule Market Watch
- NY Fed: Statement Regarding Treasury Reserve Management Purchases and Repurchase Operations NY Fed
- Wednesday, March 11, 2020
- NBA suspends season after Utah Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus CNBC
- Trump suspends travel from Europe for 30 days as part of response to 'foreign' coronavirus CNBC
- Mortgage Rates Rising at Fastest Pace in Years Mortgage News Daily
- President Trump meets with Big Bank executives CNBC
- CME Group will close Chicago trading floor as a precaution over coronavirus CNBC
- Housing Demand Holding Up Surprisingly Well, For Now Redfin
- If you can lower interest rates by 75 basis points, you should do well: Diana Olick CNBC
- Whether we have a recession remains to be seen: Chris Zaccarelli CNBC
- Former Federal Reserve vice chair Alan Blinder puts recession odds at 90 percent CNBC
- Trump will make national address at 9 p.m./0100 GMT on Wednesday Reuters
- What's Up With The Crazy MBS Sell-Off (and Bounce)?! Mortgage News Daily
- NCAA March Madness basketball games will be closed to public spectators CNBC
- Up to 150 million Americans are expected to contract the coronavirus, congressional doctor says CNBC
- Bankers meet with Trump, say prepared to help economy Reuters
- Citi's Corbat says 'this is not a financial crisis' during Trump meeting with Wall Street execs CNBC
- Single-Family Large Metro Construction Lagged in 2019 Around The Web
- MBS Day Ahead: All The Key Levels to Watch And The New Uptrend in Rates Mortgage News Daily
- US Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% in February, vs unchanged expected CNBC
- Mnuchin says no need for intervention in markets due to coronavirus Reuters
- Historic Increase in Mortgage Demand is Mitigated by Tighter Credit Mortgage News Daily
- Marketing, Broker, Non-QM Products; Training and Events Mortgage News Daily
- Wall Street's Investment into Housing has Unintended Consequences Mortgage News Daily
- Wells Fargo Once Again in DOJ's Hot Seat Mortgage News Daily
- Coronavirus: COVID-19 Is Now Officially A Pandemic, WHO Says NPR
- Biggest Week-Over-Week Jump in Refi Applications... EVER! Mortgage News Daily
- Houston Real Estate in February: Sales up 14.9% YoY, Inventory Up 3.8% YoY Calculated Risk Blog
- Coronavirus: 1,000 Cases Now In U.S. And 'It's Going To Get Worse,' Fauci Says NPR
- Cleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Above 2% YoY in February, Core PCE below 2% Calculated Risk Blog
- Exclusive: U.S. SEC steps up scrutiny of private debt 'financial games' Reuters
- Health officials called to 'emergency meeting' at White House: Rep. Maloney Reuters
- LA area Port Traffic Down Year-over-year in February Calculated Risk Blog
- BLS: CPI increased 0.1% in February, Core CPI increased 0.2% Calculated Risk Blog
- Fed faces headache, taps epidemiologists in hunt for policy clues Reuters
- Bank of England rate cut 'a mistake and too soon,' Jim O'Neill says CNBC
- Dow futures drop 900 points after Trump speech CNBC
- Tuesday, March 10, 2020
- Mortgage Rates Spiking Quickly as Bond Market Panics Mortgage News Daily
- Worst demand shock since the financial crisis when it comes to energy CNBC
- How investors should consider talks of economic stimulus plan CNBC
- A central bank cannot make extra output or restore lost wealth: BNY Mellon chief economist CNBC
- HHS Secretary Alex Azar update on US coronavirus response CNBC
- Reasons for optimism - and wariness - about the U.S. stock market Reuters
- We're in suppression stage of coronavirus, infectious disease expert says CNBC
- NYC coronavirus cases are 'coming in so intensely now,' Mayor de Blasio says CNBC
- Stocks, oil rebound after prior day's brutal market rout Reuters
- Delta cuts capacity, Southwest CEO takes pay cut as coronavirus drives down demand CNBC
- Buy or sell? Investors navigate coronavirus data fog Reuters
- MBS Day Ahead: Every Day is a Chance For Fear and Hope Mortgage News Daily
- Processing, Marketing, Tech Products; Disaster Updates; Rate Volatility Continues Mortgage News Daily
- Income Gains are Keeping Potential Homebuyers in the Game Mortgage News Daily
- U.S. CDC reports 696 coronavirus cases, death tally of 25 Reuters
- American Airlines announces more capacity cuts due to falling consumer demand CNBC
- Coronavirus cancellations put stress on state and local budgets CNBC
- Trump says he's working on a payroll tax cut to help U.S. workers amid coronavirus outbreak CNBC
- Trump presses 'pathetic' Fed to cut rates more aggressively Reuters
- On COVID-19 Seasonality Calculated Risk Blog
- Small Business Optimism Increased Slightly in February Calculated Risk Blog