Dale Zbieranek's (dalez) Blog

Friday's bond market has opened in negative territory after this morning's economic news gave us mixed results. The stock markets have reacted favorably with the Dow up 52 and the Nasdaq up 26 points. The bond market is currently down 6/32, but due to strength in bonds late yesterday we will stil...

Wednesday's bond market has opened down slightly despite stock weakness. The stock markets are showing sizable losses with the Dow down 82 and the Nasdaq nearly unchanged. The bond market is currently down 2/32, which will likely push this morning's mortgage rates higher by approximately .125 of ...

Tuesday's bond market has opened slightly in positive territory as investors wait for today's Fed minutes. The stock markets are showing gains with the Dow up 32 points and the Nasdaq up 4 points. The bond market is currently up 3/32, which is not enough to improve this morning's mortgage rates. ...

This week brings us four factual economic reports for the markets to digest. They are all scheduled for release Thursday and Friday, so the first part of the week will be left mostly up to the stock markets. In addition to the factual reports, we will also get the minutes from the last FOMC meeti...

Friday's bond market has opened down sharply following the release of this morning's Employment report. The stock markets are reacting favorably to the news with the Dow up 84 points and the Nasdaq up 35 points. The bond market is currently down 26/32, which will likely push this morning's mortga...

Tuesday's bond market has opened in positive territory as yesterday's buying seems to be carrying over to today. There was no relevant economic news scheduled for today, but early stock weakness is also contributing to this morning's gains. The stock markets are showing losses with the Dow down 4...