Total Number of News: 6345
- 9/30/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Hold at Higher Levels
It was the worst quarter for U.S. Treasury securities in more than a year. Prices fell as traders fretted about the recurrence of inflation, while yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, climbed. The steady increase in yields over the pas... - 9/29/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
30-Year Fixed Eyes 5.75 Percent
A steep dive in first-time unemployment claims and yet another sign of inflation ignited selling in U.S. Treasury securities on Thursday. Traders are ultra-sensitive to any signs of inflation, which erodes the value of fixed-rate assets, and they are on ... - 9/28/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Hold at Higher Levels
A huge jump in Durable Goods Orders for August spurred a round of selling in U.S. Treasury securities Wednesday morning. But selling slowed as traders regained equilibrium and considered the negative effects the hurricanes could have on business spending... - 9/27/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Continue to Edge Up
Two bond friendly economic reports couldn't shake concerns about what Fed Chief Alan Greenspan would say in his speech to the National Association of Business Economics in Chicago (via satellite) on Tuesday afternoon. U.S. Treasury securities were under ... - 9/23/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Rates on Hold
Another downgrade of Hurricane Rita - this time to a Category 3 - and concern that China will curb its buying of U.S Treasury securities wreaked havoc on the bond markets Friday, sending prices tumbling and yields, which move in the opposite direction of... - 9/22/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Continue to Tick Up
A dip in the price of oil and the downgrading of Rita to a Category 4 hurricane stalled buying in U.S Treasury securities on Thursday, after an active start. The somewhat diminished strength of Rita relieved some concerns about the effect that it would h... - 9/21/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Dip as Treasuries Jump
Treasury securities prices jumped on Wednesday, while mortgage rates dipped, as the market mulled the impact of more weather-induced hikes in energy prices and the kept Tuesday's Federal Reserve rate hike in its sights. Treasury yields, which move opposi... - 9/20/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Fed Raises Rates Again - Mortgage Rates Not Affected
The Federal Open Market Committee on Tuesday raised short-term interest rates for the 11th straight time, hiking the fed funds target rate to 3.75 percent - its highest level in more than four years. Although this is the rate that banks charge each other... - 9/20/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Fed Raises Rates for 11th Time
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised short-term interest rates by another 25 basis points, the 11th consecutive quarter-point rate hike in 15 months.The Federal Open Market Committee increased the target on the fed funds rate, its key tool for adju... - 9/16/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates March Up
Another sell-off in U.S. Treasury securities on Friday led to the biggest one-week decline in prices in more than two months. Bond traders relegated several friendly economic reports to the back burner and dwelled on signs of inflation and concerns over ...