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Mortgage bond prices finished the week lower which put upward pressure on rates.  Rates were volatile Tuesday in response to a higher than expected core inflation reading.   Producer prices rose 0.4% and the core value, which excludes the volatile food and energy components, rose 0.3%. 

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Economists expected PPI to rise 0.4% and the core value to rise 0.2%. Tame consumer inflation readings Wednesday tempered some of the earlier losses.  CPI rose 0.4% as expected.  However, the core rose 0.1% versus the expected 0.2% increase.

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The Fed raised rates 25 basis points as expected.  This was already factored into trading and didn’t move things much.  Retails sales shocked on the upside with a 0.8% increase versus an expected 0.3% increase.  Weekly jobless claims were 225K. Analysts looked for a mark of 235K. 

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We ended the week worse by approximately 1/8 to 1/4 of a discount point.

 

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Economic Indicator Release Date Concensus Estimate Analysis
NAHB Housing Index Monday, Dec. 18,
10:00 am, et
70 Moderately Important.  A measure of single family housing.  Weakness may lead to lower mortgage rates.

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Economic Indicator Release Date Concensus Estimate Analysis
Housing Starts Tuesday, Dec. 19,
8:30 am, et
1.3M Important.  A measure of housing sector strength.  Weakness may lead to lower rates.

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Economic Indicator Release Date Concensus Estimate Analysis
Q3 GDP Revised Thursday, Dec. 21,
8:30 am, et
Up 3.3% Very important.  The aggregate measure of US economic production.  Weakness may lead to lower rates.

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Economic Indicator Release Date Concensus Estimate Analysis
Philadelphia Fed Survey Thursday, Dec. 21,
10:00 am, et
23 Moderately important.  A survey of business conditions in the Northeast. Weakness may lead to lower rates.

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Economic Indicator Release Date Concensus Estimate Analysis
Weekly Jobless Claims Thursday, Dec. 21,
8:30 am, et
225K Important.  An indication of employment.   Higher claims may result in lower rates.

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Economic Indicator Release Date Concensus Estimate Analysis
Personal Income and Outlays Friday, Dec. 22,
8:30 am, et
Up 0.3%,
Up 0.2%
Important.  A measure of consumers’ ability to spend.  Weakness may lead to lower mortgage rates.

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PCE Core Inflation Friday, Dec. 22,
8:30 am, et
Up 0.1% Important.  A measure of price increases for all domestic personal consumption.  Weaker figure may help rates improve.

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Economic Indicator Release Date Concensus Estimate Analysis
Durable Goods Orders Friday, Dec. 22,
 8:30 am, et
Up 0.4% Important.  An indication of the demand for “big ticket” items.  Weakness may lead to lower rates.

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Economic Indicator Release Date Concensus Estimate Analysis
New Home Sales Friday, Dec. 22,
10:00 am, et
685K Important.  An indication of economic strength and credit demand.  Weakness may lead to lower rates.

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Income and Overlays

The personal income and outlays release is a monthly report issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).  The data is important because it is thought to provide a solid indication of future consumer demand.  The personal income component is primarily a measure of wages and salaries.  The outlays component is primarily a measure of spending on goods and services.  Together the figures provide analysts valuable insight into consumer economic standing and consumption.

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