Wednesday, December 24, 2008

"Typically bad economic news is good for Bonds. And, as Mortgage Bonds are trading higher on the heels of some Bond friendly data, that's good for rates.

Initial Jobless Claims jumped by 30,000 to 586,000 and the four-week average of continuing claims rose to 4.32 million, which is the most since December 1982. Also on the news front, Personal Spending fell 0.6% in November amid mounting job losses and economic uncertainty. While this number was bad, it was a bit better than expectations.

© Copyright 2001-2008 The Mortgage Market Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.