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Surprisingly Big Bond Rally Relative to The Data
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:59:39 GMT
Surprisingly Big Bond Rally Relative to The Data Bonds went on a bit of a buying spree on Thursday. It was the biggest rally day since November, at least, and that's impressive given the motivations. Specifically..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Fall After Downbeat Employment Data
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:52:00 GMT
Mortgage rates are driven by bonds and that bonds care about employment data. There are quite a few different economic reports that focus on various employment metrics. Next Wednesday's jobs report is the biggest ticket by far, but other reports can ..[read more]
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Climate Risk, Processing, Construction, Credit Score Programs; IMB Topics; In-Person Events
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:31:04 GMT
Yup, another competitor for lenders come July: Bed Bath & Beyond is acquiring Tokens.com "to develop a blockchain-based investment and personal finance platform' and will use tools from tZERO and integrate with blockchain firm Figure to offer service..[read more]
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Stronger Start Thanks to Employment Data
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:21:04 GMT
Bonds were incidentally and inconsequentially stronger to start the overnight session, but began to see better gains after 7am ET. There were two notable bumps in volume after the 7:30am Challenger job cut data and the 8:30am Jobless Claims data.&nbs..[read more]
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No Whammies in Wednesday's Data. JOLTS Rescheduled for Thursday
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:57:04 GMT
No Whammies in Wednesday's Data. JOLTS Rescheduled for Thursday With the big jobs report on hold until next Wednesday, this morning's ADP/ISM duo had to do most of the week's heavy lifting in terms of important e..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Hold Perfectly Steady at 2-Week Highs
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:58:00 GMT
The average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate hit its highest levels in 2 weeks yesterday. The caveat was that the range has been very narrow during these 2 weeks. As such, by remaining unchanged versus yesterday, today's rates are part of the same n..[read more]
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Blockchain, NOO HELOC, RON Tools; Better.com CEO's Thoughts; IMB Conference Observations; CFPB Update
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:45:11 GMT
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Can AI help you spot the lending bias you can't see? In his CEO Magazine Podcast interview, Optimal Blue CEO Joe Tyrrell shares the company's platform-wide AI strategy to help reduce human bi..[read more]
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Waiting on ISM Services as Early Data Fails to Inspire
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:01:55 GMT
Today's two key reports are ADP Employment (8:15am ET) and ISM Services (10am ET). The former came out a bit softer than expected, but bonds didn't react. 15 minutes later, Treasury released financing estimates for the quarter. These were..[read more]
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Mostly Sideways. Volatility Elsewhere
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:48:34 GMT
Mostly Sideways. Volatility Elsewhere The legend of the bond market's extreme apathy is increasingly making the rounds in financial circles. Bond issuance, inflation, and economic strength are not seen surging en..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Drift Up to 2-Week Highs
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:23:00 GMT
The bad news: mortgage rates moved up to their highest levels in 2 weeks today. The good news: the rate range has been very narrow during that time, so there's not too much of a difference between 2-week highs (6.20%) and lows (6.15%). ..[read more]
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