
Biggest Oil Spike Yet Leaves No Doubts
Since the outbreak of the military operation in Iran, there have been varying levels of spillover from rising oil prices to the bond market. There have been notable pockets of time where the correlation broke down, but when viewed in less granular detail, oil prices and bond yields have moved h
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Oil Impact Ultimately Shunned in Favor of Jobs Report Implications
Oil Impact Ultimately Shunned in Favor of Jobs Report Implications It was a super interesting day for the bond market. Yields rose to the week's highs overnight as oil prices continued to surge. We knew we'd get at least some sort of reaction to any big beat/miss in the jobs report and today's miss
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Volatile Crosscurrents Keep Mortgage Rates Relatively Flat
Before this morning's jobs report was released, mortgage rates were on track to end the week at their highest levels in several weeks. This was due to an ongoing mega-spike in oil prices spilling over to the bond market (higher oil = higher inflation implications, and bonds hate inflation). The jobs
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Highest Refi Demand in 4 Years After Last Week's Rate Rally
Mortgage application activity surged last week in response to headlines of mortgage rates stably holding multi-year lows. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported an increase of 11.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending February 27. Refi applications once again led the charge,
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