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The Fed's favorite inflation gauge, the annual Core PCE, was unchanged in September at 2% while month over month saw a rise of 0.2%, just above the 0.1% expected. Inflation pressures have remained contained and the Federal Reserve will have to look closely at future inflation data ahead of the De...
10/29/2018
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Mortgage delinquencies edged high in September, reports Black Knight, a leading provider of integrated software, data and analytics solutions. Mortgage delinquencies jumped 13% in September, the largest single-month increase since November 2008. Hurricane Florence had an impact during the month w...
10/25/2018
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported last week that it is forecasting $1.24 trillion in purchase mortgage originations in 2019, a 4.2% gain from 2018. In the refinance arena, the MBA predicts a 12.4% decline in 2019 to $395 billion. For 2019, the MBA sees total originations to decrease...
10/22/2018
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The service sector of the U.S. economy surged in September as the underlying index hit an all-time high due to respondents' positive outlook on business and the current and future U.S. economy. The ISM Service Index hit 61.6 last month, the highest since the index was created in 2008, as it grew ...
10/03/2018
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The U.S., Canada and Mexico struck a new trade deal called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA), which replaces NAFTA, last night. As a result, U.S. Stocks are surging and hovering near all-time record highs. The $1.2 trillion open trade zone agreement was on the brink of collapse recently, u...
10/01/2018