Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Market commentary

The bond market has been a see-saw affair so far this week, and today we see that continue. After a nice price improvement Tuesday bonds are lower this morning as a result of two employment reports reflecting employers have slowed layoffs and there may be light at the end of the tunnel in terms of hiring. This is a precursor to Friday’s jobs report which is expected to show the U.S. lost 60,000 jobs in July.

Mortgage prices are approximately .125% worse than Tuesday; however, interest rates on mortgages remain near historic lows.

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