Here's your Daily Commentary report compliments of Jeff Drew and Star Mortgage!
Wednesday’s bond market has opened flat despite stronger than expected economic news. The stock markets are showing minor gains with the Dow up 30 points and the Nasdaq up 6 points. The bond market is nearly unchanged from yesterday’s closing level, but we will still likely see a slight improvement in this morning’s mortgage rates due to strength in bonds late yesterday.
The Commerce Department gave us July’s Durable Goods Orders report, showing a 4.9% increase in orders for big-ticket products. This was larger than the 3.2% that was expected and an upward revision to June’s orders indicates that the manufacturing sector may be stronger than many had expected. This is bad news for bonds and mortgage rates because …..
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* Please note that this information reflects just one opinion on the current market. If you are considering a purchase or refinance and have a mortgage rate and monthly payment you are comfortable with you may want to consider locking that mortgage rate. It is very difficult to predict the market in these very volatile times. Most lenders have a mortgage rate renegotiation policy. Contact Jeff Drew for details. Jeff@StarMortgage.com
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