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Market Update - July 13th
Alright team, shuffle your files and clear your calendars! 📊 We are officially entering Inflation Gut-Check Week, and the timing couldn't be more critical. We've had a couple of weeks to digest the employment shifts and Kevin Warsh's debut Fed minutes—now, the market wants to see if the actual cost of living is cooperating with the new narrative. Between Wednesday's CPI and Thursday's PPI, this 48-hour window will dictate where mortgage rates settle for the rest of July.
Published on 07/10/2026
Market Update July 7th, 2026
Welcome back from the long holiday weekend, mortgage family! 🦅🇺🇸 I hope you gave that grill a workout and got some true downtime. We are officially stepping into the first full business week of July. Since the big employment report dropped a day early before the holiday, Wall Street is spending this week sorting through the aftermath. The headline event this week isn't a fresh data point—it's the release of the FOMC Meeting Minutes on Wednesday afternoon, which will give us the detailed back-and-forth from Kevin Warsh’s historic debut as Fed Chair. 🏛️
Published on 07/02/2026
June 29th Market Update
We are heading into a unique week that completely disrupts Wall Street's normal rhythm. Because Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year, Friday, July 3rd is the observed federal holiday, meaning banks and the bond market are closed. As a result, Uncle Sam is packing all the biggest economic data of the month into a four-day firework show—including the official Jobs Report dropping a day early on Thursday morning! 💥
Published on 06/25/2026
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Published on 06/22/2026
June 22nd Market Update
Alright team, shake off the dust from that historic Fed meeting! 🏛️ We are rolling right into the final full week of June, and it is going to be an absolute sprint. We are closing out the month, the quarter, and the first half of the year all at once—a combo that always brings extra volatility as Wall Street rebalances its portfolios. To make things even more interesting, we have the Fed's absolute favorite inflation metric waiting for us at the finish line.
Published on 06/18/2026
June 15th Market Update
Buckle up, mortgage team, because next week is the one we have been circling on our calendars for months! 🗓️ We are officially entering Fed Week, and it is not just any ordinary central bank meeting. This is a historic moment for the financial markets that will set the entire tone for summer mortgage rates. Here’s your high-energy economic playbook for June 15th – June 19th, 2026:
Published on 06/11/2026