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- 10/13/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Keep Movin' Up
Selling in U.S. Treasury securities continued on Thursday amid fresh signs of inflation and the rate hikes that it will bring. Investors baled out of longer-term issues that are more adversely affected by inflation, as it erodes their value to a greater ... - 10/12/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Continue to Climb
Worries about inflation and rising interest rates continued to plague bond traders on Wednesday. Minutes from the Sept. 20 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, released on Tuesday, also further weighed on U.S. Treasuries. Fed concerns regarding... - 10/11/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Unchanged
All of Tuesday's concerns about what the minutes of the Sept. 20 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee would say were for naught. Inflation - resulting largely from rising energy prices -- was shown to be uppermost in the minds of Committee membe... - 10/10/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Treasury Holiday Leaves Mortgage Rates on Hold
The bond markets were closed on Monday in observance of Columbus Day, leaving U.S. Treasury yields at Friday's levels. The stability in yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, allowed mortgage lenders to hold rates steady. The status quo ... - 10/7/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Remain in Line
The September employment report showed a loss of 35,000 jobs in the wake of the hurricanes - the first decline since May 2003. But the weaker-than-expected data led analysts to believe the economy must be strong to withstand such a hit. Estimates on job ... - 10/6/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Continue High But Firm
U.S. Treasury securities began Thursday to the upside, bolstered perhaps by the increase in first-time jobless claims. But buying soon turned to selling as bond traders digested yet another statement by a Fed official - this time from Kansas City Fed pre... - 10/5/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Remain Steady
A huge drop in the index of service-sector conditions and a slide in the price of oil ignited buying in U.S. Treasury securities on Wednesday in spite of repeated assurances by several Fed officials that short-term interest rates will continue to rise. A... - 10/4/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Continue to Edge Up
U.S. Treasury securities found buyers on Tuesday thanks to falling oil prices, but activity fell well short of a rally. Prices ticked up and yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, came off two-month highs reached on Monday. There are two... - 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 ...