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Time to Buy Mortgages | Bond Market Perspectives | May 17, 2016
MBS valuations are near the post-recession average, but the asset class offers more yield per unit of duration than other highquality options.
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This Bearish Pattern Is Close to Violating Major Support | May 17, 2016
A potentially ominous chart pattern is forming on the S&P 500 Index currently, called a head and shoulders pattern. As the name suggests, it looks like a head with two shoulders.
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Market Update | May 17, 2016
Equities lower after Monday rally. Stocks are down in early trading, a day removed from a broad advance in the major averages.
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Building Blocks | Weekly Economic Commentary | May 16, 2016
Despite the expectations of financial markets regarding job growth, evidence suggests growth as slow as 125,000 jobs per month may be sufficient.
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Corporate Beige Book: Sentiment Mixed | Weekly Market Commentary | May 16, 2016
Management comments do not suggest sentiment is improving much, or deteriorating, and are consistent with a continued slow growth environment.
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What Happened to the Consumer? | May 16, 2016
Last week saw some huge drops from many large department stores thanks to disappointing earnings. Then on Friday, April retail sales came in at 1.3%, well above the consensus estimate.