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- 7/7/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Remain Steadfast
The terrorist bombings in London on Thursday morning created a surge of safe-haven buying as investors sought risk-free U.S. Treasury securities. Prices of Treasuries soared, sending yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, plummeting. Sto... - 7/6/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Close to Unchanged
The price of oil soared above $61 a barrel on Wednesday, putting pressure on stocks but rallying U.S. Treasury securities. Traders believe that escalating oil prices could slow economic growth, which might in turn slow the Fed's rate-hike program. The po... - 7/5/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Hold in Face of Sell-Off
Traders aggressively sold U.S. Treasury securities on Tuesday for a second straight session, as they continue to show disappointment over the Fed statement. Traders were hoping that the Federal Open Market Committee, at its meeting last Thursday, would ... - 7/1/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Could Edge Up
Stronger-than-expected economic reports put pressure on U.S. Treasury securities on Friday. The indicators spurred a sell-off in bonds that sent the yield on the benchmark 10-year note well above 4.0 percent for the first time since June 21. Yields, whic... - 6/30/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Remain Steady
The Federal Open Market Committee did the expected on Thursday. It raised the target fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent. This is the ninth such increase in the past year. The accompanying statement, which was the object of much speculation... - 6/30/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Fed Raises Funds Target Rate 25 Basis Points
The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee on Thursday raised the target for the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point, to 3.25 percent, matching market expectations. In its closely watched accompanying statement, the Fed retained the &q... - 6/28/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady as Yields Rise
A strong read on consumer confidence on Tuesday ignited a moderate sell-off in U.S. Treasury securities as traders squared their positions ahead of the Fed announcement on interest rates due Thursday. In addition, the equity markets posted big gains due ... - 6/27/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Remain Low
Yields on U.S. Treasury securities, which move in the opposite direction of prices, continued to edge down on Monday. Weak economic signals out of Europe and Japan and a new high in oil prices are raising concerns about a global economic slowdown. This s... - 6/24/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Mortgage Rates Unchanged
U.S. Treasury securities posted additional gains on Friday, closing out a good week. The catalyst for buying government issues today was the Durable Goods Orders report, which looked strong on the outside, but contained disappointing data. There was a si... - 6/22/2005 - Mortgage Headlines
Rates Head Lower Again, Stocks Waffle Mixed
U.S. Treasury securities prices jumped again Wednesday, while equities gave up early firmness to finish range-bound trading mixed. The second consecutive day of strong gains in Treasury prices, which move opposite of yields, meant lenders could continue ...