Rate Updates April, 2008

Fed Cuts Rates .25%

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 30, 2008

The Federal Reserve announced today it would cut key short term interest rates by a quarter of a...

Rates Down Despite Weaker Than Expected Economic Reports

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 29, 2008

Bonds were up, rates were down today despite stronger than expected data. Retail mortgage rates...

Rates Flat in Anticipation of Weeks Data

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 28, 2008

Rates were unchanged today and the bond market flat with no economic news released and the stock...

Rates Up Despite Stock Weakness

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 25, 2008

Rates were up this morning despite weakness in the sttock market. Rates should increase today by...

Rates Up On February Adjustment to Durable Goods Orders

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 24, 2008

Bonds opened down today despite a weaker than expected Durable Goods orders report. Rates will...

Rates Tick Up on Stock Gains

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 23, 2008

Mortgage rates are up again as the stock market posted gains. Rates should increase by...

Rates Up As Stocks Markets Post Losses

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 22, 2008

Bonds were up today on stock market weakness. Earnings news on Wall Street prompted stock...

Quiet Week Ahead For Rates?

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 21, 2008

Bonds are down Monday despite stock market losses. Rates, however should improve by up to half...

Stock Market Up, Interest Rates Up

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 18, 2008

Rates increased again on Friday on stock market strength. Expect an increase of .375 to the...

Mortgage Rates Up On Inflation Woes

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 17, 2008

Bonds opened down today as weakness from yesterday's market carried over into today's trading...

Rates Down On Strong Industrial Production

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 16, 2008

Rates were up today on stock market strength and strong industrial production data. Mortgage...

Rates Up on PPI News

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 15, 2008

Rates were up today on renewed inflation concerns. Stocks were also down in trading today...

March Retail Sales Data Stronger Than Expected

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 14, 2008

The market opened Monday down on stronger than expected economic news. Rates should increase...

FOMC Minutes Good News For Rates

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 11, 2008

Bonds were up on stock market losses today. Rates should be unchanged today due to weakness...

Bonds Up on Stock Market Losses, Weak Consumer Sentiment

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 11, 2008

The bond market opened up today on stock market losses and weak economic data. However mortgage...

Bonds Down On Stock Market Gains

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 10, 2008

Bonds opened up today but have fallen as the stock market posted gains. Rates will drop about...

Fed Voices Concern About "prolonged and severe economic downturn''

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 08, 2008

The FOMC Minutes were released today showed Fed officials convinced of an economic contraction in...

Rates Flat, Anticipate FOMC Minutes Tomorrow

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 07, 2008

Bonds are down today on stock market gains. Rates however should stay neutral today due to...

Rates Increase Slightly This Week, Stock Market Rallies, But Employment Report Weak

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 04, 2008

News was mixed this week. Earlier in the week, the write downs by UBS and others caused a strong...

Rates Down Friday On Weaker Than Expected Unemployment Report

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 04, 2008

Bonds were up today on weaker than expected employment figures. Stocks are down and rates...

Rates Down On Weekly Unemployment Report

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 03, 2008

Bonds were up today after the weekly unemployment report showed weaker than expected data...

Rates Jump Up on Strong ISM Report

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 02, 2008

Mortgage rates are up today on stock market gains. Rates can be expected to increase today by as...

Rates Rise On Sanguine Stock Market

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | April 02, 2008

Rates are again up today, as the stock market posted gains again. The sentiment on Wall Street...