February 22, 2012 – 7:00 am
Wedding Quote of the Day: “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.” – Ben Franklin Wuss’Up This Week: Today we have the Existing Home Sales report, which is of low importance compared to Friday’s New Home Sales report (which is predicting 295,000 new sales). These reports are an indication of economic strength [...]
February 15, 2012 – 7:00 am
Painting Quote of the Day: “The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?” – Pablo Picasso Wuss’Up This Week: There is an abundance of fundamental data (the government supplies the “fun,” I supply the “mental”) being released this week that can send interest rates in either direction. The biggest [...]
February 8, 2012 – 7:00 am
Disease Quote of the Day: “One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.” – Mother Teresa Wuss’Up This Week: Last week we saw rates tick up due to the positive employment report that came out on Friday (243,000 new jobs and unemployment down to 8.3%). Both today’s auction for 10-year Treasury Notes [...]
February 1, 2012 – 10:14 am
Feet Quote of the Day: “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” – Casey Kasem Wuss’up Last Week: Last week the Fed announced they would try to keep rates low through 2014. “Try” being the key word (i.e. I’ve tried to quit my habit of eating Apple Jacks for dinner [...]
January 25, 2012 – 9:00 am
Privacy Quote of the Day: “A career is born in public, talent in privacy.” – Marilyn Monroe Wuss’up This Week: Last week we saw rates creep the wrong direction as inflation fears kicked in (again) and the weekly job data wasn’t as bad as expected. This week? We’ve got a ton of reports coming out [...]
January 18, 2012 – 7:00 am
Swimming Quote of the Day: “Don’t wait for your ship to come in – swim out to it.” – Author Unknown Wuss’Up This Week: The Euro debt crisis continues to help rates improve. Last week, S&P credit-rating downgrade rumors for France helped rates, as investors continued to find homes for their money in US bonds [...]
January 11, 2012 – 7:00 am
Superman Quote of the Day: “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind…” – Jim Croce, “Don’t Mess Around With Jim,” (1972) Wuss’Up This Week: Lots of important data being released this week, which can influence interest rates. Today we have the 10-year Treasury Note Auction, which will provide an indication [...]
January 4, 2012 – 7:00 am
New Year Quote of the Day: “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” – Oprah Winfrey Wuss’Up This Week: Three reports about employment are released this week with tomorrow’s Weekly Jobless Claims and ADP’s Employment Report, and Friday’s Employment Report. Friday’s is the most important as it can [...]
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