Broad, Negative Momentum is Masking Normal Market Movers Tuesday featured a much weaker PPI report that failed to inspire any ...

Mortgage rates officially hit the highest levels since May 2024 yesterday, even though the average was almost imperceptibly ...

The Producer Price Index (PPI) may not be nearly as much of a market mover as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), but it has proven capable of producing logical reactions in the past when it's come in ...

After last Friday's jobs report, the evaporation of Fed rate cut probability has been a common refrain.  While it's true that ...

The older I get, the earlier it gets late.” It was early to bed last night for me, early to rise, since today we are heading ...

Bonds Calmed Down After Early Weakness This week's relevant economic data is concentrated over the Tue-Thu time frame with ...

Mortgage rates rose to the highest levels since May 2024 by the end of last week following a stronger reading on the jobs ...

Jobless claims data is normally a Thursday affair, but Federal economic data is not being released tomorrow due to the Jimmy ...

Sizeable, Straightforward Selling Spree Today's jobs report was much stronger than expected and there were no compelling counterpoints to give traders any second thoughts.  As such, traders proceeded ...

An economics professor was walking with a student when the student looked down and said, ‘Look! A $50 bill!’ The professor ...

The morning trading is as straightforward as it is unpleasant.  Nonfarm payrolls crushed expectations (256k vs 160k f'cast) ...

High hopes and crossed fingers may help one's outlook in advance of key economic data, but they are powerless once the data ...