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Jobs and unemployment figures released last week revealed that the U.S. created 223,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate sat at 3.8 percent — a positive for the economy that moved money out of the bond market and back into the stock market. But what does that mean for interest rates? Should we lock or…
Lately, the stock market has had more ups and downs than a teenage romance, but those who are looking for safer investments haven’t found the bond market to be any salve to our economic turbulence. But for those who are reading the tea leaves, when is the best time to lock in a rate? Should…
Surprisingly, bonds were up last week at the close of the market on Friday — a welcome, but modest change in the face of a turbulent stock market. Though the Federal reserve put off an interest rate increase, that could change in the coming months. And though employment figures have positive momentum, reports show the…
If the stock markets were a roller coaster ride, we’re at the point where gravity takes charge as passengers’ arms are thrown in the air and the whole screaming mass plummets to toward the earth. Sounds dramatic, right? Thanks to interest rate concerns, the Dow fell by more than 400 points since last Wednesday, notes…
Despite the fact that mortgage interest rates are on the rise, the pace of home purchases hasn’t abated, says our most-trusted mortgage expert, Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage), the senior mortgage adviser at the nation’s oldest private lender, Wallick & Volk. Naturally, the stock market’s gradual dive has caused some trepidation for investors and buyers, but…
