Roxy Redenbaugh's (roxyred) Blog

Friday's bond market has opened in positive territory following the release of weaker than expected employment numbers. The stock markets are showing losses after the release, but by a far less margin than we would expect. The Dow is currently down 23 points while the Nasdaq is showing a loss of ...

Today i got a reminder that my activerainblog was still being read.. thanks Bob Courtney of C21 Kauai. I haven't posted in a couple months. Just been busy and keeping up with two blogs i find really hard to do. I suppose I could post the same info on both blogs but that seems a little ridiculous....

Chicken Cheese Enchilada Chowder  1 can of chicken breast meat OR ½ Roasted or Boiled chicken boned. 1 15-ounce can of black beans 1 can of corn or ½ of frozen corn 1 cup of chicken broth ¼ cup of chopped yellow, green or red sweet pepper 1 small fresh jalapeno Chile pepper, seeded and finely cho...

What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations... is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts.Hannah Arendt 1906-1975, German-born American Political Philosopher Check out my outside Blog - ...

There are six relevant economic reports scheduled for release this week in addition to the minutes from the most recent Fed monetary policy meeting. With at least one piece of data being posted each day this week, it is fairly safe to assume that we will see another active week in the financial a...

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Wednesday's bond market has opened in positive territory following favorable economic data and early stock losses. The stock markets initially opened well into negative territory, but have since recovered a good portion of those earlier losses. As the major stock indexes climbed from morning lows...

The National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales fell 27.2% in July to the lowest level in 15 years, with the supply of homes rising to 12.5 months at the current pace of sales. The weak state of the housing market is of great concern as it reflects deterioration in demand, which...

For the ninth straight week, 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages set a new record low. While there was a bitmore pessimistic news about the economy, not everything was sour. Industrial Production posted afull percentage point gain last month, with manufacturing kicking back upward. Perhaps part of thed...

This week brings us the release of four reports that may influence mortgage rates, but only one of them is considered to be highly important. With no relevant auctions or speeches on tap, I suspect we will see much less movement in mortgage rates this week compared to the past couple of weeks. Th...