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BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open slightly positive.Asian shares finished mostly lower, while European shares were
Traders often use the shape of the yield curve as a leading indicator of the economy and a forecasting tool for equity performance. Here are four key yield curve regimes to know.
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and China's retaliation through trade restrictions are closely watched by investors. Earnings might be the highlight
(Much of the following is adapted from yesterday's coverage, but with additional charts and examples.  As far as brass tacks go, if you got the message yesterday, today's version is just a little bit more of the same.) Mortgage rates have been all over the map recently, both in terms of their movement and in their variation between lenders.  The disconnects are so big as to require a deeper explanation.   Let's quantify "big."  Best-case-scenario rates for a conventional 30yr fixed are ...
Mortgage rates have been all over the map recently, both in terms of their movement and in their variation between lenders.  It's not altogether uncommon for certain borrowers to be seeing rates that are half a point lower than they were just last week and a full point below the mid-June highs. This is an  exceptionally fast drop!  Perhaps even more interesting (and uncommon) is the fact that mortgage rates have dropped faster than US Treasury yields.  It's typically the other way around as investors flock first to the most ...