In Seeking Alpha - Posted 21 hours ago

The Federal Reserve has paid a yearlong bribe to the housing market to keep mortgage rates almost a full point below average. The $1.25 trillion pay...

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In Big Picture - Posted 23 hours ago

CommentThe interview above was done as part of the pre-game show for the FOMC meeting. To view the interview click on picture above. To see any of ou...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 1 day ago

The MBA reports: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly SurveyThe Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, ...

In Seeking Alpha - Posted 1 day ago

Meredith Whitney was on CNBC in London Tuesday morning. She concentrated her comments on mortgages and banking. She sees the winter lull as a harbinge...

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In The Aleph Blog - Posted 1 day ago

January 2010March 2010CommentsInformation received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that economic activity has c...

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In Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics - Posted 1 day ago

The Federal Reserve is bringing its mortgage-purchase program to a close. The Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement after its meeting toda...

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In Calculated Risk - Posted 1 day ago

From the Fed: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has continued to strengthen ...

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In Big Picture - Posted 2 days ago

Weather impacted Feb Housing Starts totaled 575k annualized, 5k above estimates but down from 611k in Jan which was revised up by 20k. Permits totaled...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 2 days ago

Futures were weak this morning as the rhetoric from China's Premier Wen Jiabao this past weekend certainly seemed to open up the door for an escalatio...

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In Big Picture - Posted 2 days ago

The March NAHB home builder sentiment figure was 15, 2 pts below expectations, down from 17 in Feb and matches the lowest level since June 09. Both...

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