Higher than expected Employment Cost Index raises inflation concerns

04/30/2024

The 1st QTR Employment Cost Index was higher than expected, up 1.2% versus estimates of...

Three things that could impact rates this week

04/29/2024

These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact rates this week. 1) The Fed, 2) Jobs and 3) Manufacturing...

This week markets will be focused on FOMC and the employment report

04/29/2024

The headlines this week, the FOMC meeting on Wednesday and April unemployment data on Friday. Mixed in the data...

When a gambling addiction affects ‘home sweet home’

04/26/2024

It’s the nightmare we think only happens in the movies. “We have to pack,” says a sleep-deprived, forlorn soul when his wife opens the door. “I lost the house in a poker game.”