The rate cut boosts bank profits but fails to lower mortgage rates, while the US 30-year and 3-month yield spread edges up.

https://twitter.com/RJRCapital/status/1836734007062470665 US 30 Yr minus the 3-month pic.twitter.com/f1UqwiYV2Z — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) September 19, 2024 https://twitter.com/RJRCapital/status/1836735432463102043 hedge funds starting to hedge with short bonds ETFs Macro furus long bonds in shambles — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) September 19, 2024 Cuts ✂️ & Returns 📉 📈 pic.twitter.com/x4wS2qdlNp — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 19, 2024

Risk appetite has deteriorated sharply in September. 30-Year Treasury Yield fell below 4% for the first time this year.

30-Year Treasury Yield fell below 4% for the first time this year 🚨 pic.twitter.com/giQ4QczZtV — Barchart (@Barchart) September 11, 2024 Risk appetite has deteriorated sharply in September to its lowest for nearly two-and-a-half years pic.twitter.com/mdIHyhEb5t — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 11, 2024 BREAKING 🚨: Crude Oil Hedge Funds are now the least bullish on …

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US 30-year mortgage rates have hit 7.29%

The cost of a mortgage payment has risen 57% over the past two years, whereas household income has only grown 9%. This level of affordability is typically not sustainable: https://t.co/SwtLfrB2Mc — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) April 24, 2024

Biden’s Wreck Of The US Economy! Mortgage Demand Fell To New 30-year Low In January, Down 54% From Pandemic Peak (Mortgage Demand Down 14% Over Last Year And 40% From Pre-Pandemic Levels)

by confoundedinterest17 Yikes! Bidenomics is a disaster! MBA mortgage purchase applications are down 54% from Pandemic Peak. I was going to play “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot and rename it “The Wreck of The US Economy.” Mortgage demand fell to a new 30-year low in January 2024, down 54% from the pandemic …

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Interest On US Debt Skyrockets Above $1 Trillion For The First Time Ever (Annual Interest Payments On 30-year Mortgage In 2020 Was $8,500, But Has Almost Tripled To $24,300!)

by confoundedinterest17 Another day, another dose of bad fiscal/monetary news. Not surprising with the US Treasury being run by Janet Yellen, who doesn’t seem to know much economics. In fact, with Biden/Congress spending like drunken sailors in port, inflation and The Fed’s counterattack, we see that interest of US debt just hit $1 TRILLION! $1.027 trillion in interest …

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What does an 8% mortgage rate mean for YOU? Higher rates will cost the average American homeowner an extra HALF A MILLION dollars in the course of a 30-year loan (You’ll own nothing)

Homebuyers today face paying $500,000 more in the course of a 30-year mortgage than they would have done two years ago after rates shot up to 8 percent. Analysis by DailyMail.com found that in 2021, an individual purchasing a $400,000 home would pay just $1,621 each month on their loan. However, today that figure stands …

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The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hits 8.00% for the first time since 2000… The Nasdaq 100 Index could be the next shoe to drop.

🚨🚨🚨 The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hits 8.00% for the first time since 2000. Taking into account mortgage rates, incomes, and house prices, October 2023 stands out as the least affordable month for U.S. housing this century. Spread: 308 bps pic.twitter.com/2MH8BlaXJM — Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) October 18, 2023 Ladies and gentlemen: Introducing the Nasdaq …

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The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 7.8% this week – the highest level since 2000.

by John-Wetter-2310 If you’re picturing a bunch of bank executives in capes, cackling maniacally as they raise interest rates, you’re not alone. The incredibly sharp rise in mortgage rates has left prospective buyers shocked. In fact, mortgage demand is at its lowest levels since 1995. ​ Why is this happening? Two main reasons: The Federal …

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The situation is becoming rather worrisome: The slump in 10-year and 30-year bonds is approaching the epic drops we saw in stocks during the 2008 financial crisis and the dot-com bubble bust. Accelerating Junk Bond default is coming.

The Bear Market never ended. The end of this bear market rally is rapidly approaching……. https://t.co/kf0JCvL7XA — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 5, 2023 G, we already there… Long-duration US TSY bonds have now lost more in % terms than stocks did during the GFC in 2008-2009 The drawdown in Vanguard Ext Duration Treasury ETF …

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Hellzapoppin Under Bidenomics! Conforming 30-year Mortgage Rate UP 163.5% (Federal Debt UP 19% Or >$5 Trillion Under Biden While Unfunded Liabilities Are Now At $193 TRILLION)

by confoundedinterest17 Hellzapoppin under Bidenomics! And it isn’t a musical, but a tragedy. Between The Federal Reserve’s outrageous overreaction to Covid (printing like there was no tomorrow), and Biden’s massive spending spree (lots of moldy (green) spending, we have see horrid inflation. And The Fed trying (sort of) to combat inflation, we see that 30-year CONFORMING …

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10-year Treasury yield briefly rose above 4.31%, the most since the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, and the 30-year rate at 12 years high

by Ok_Significance_4008 I asked Bard and that’s what it said: A rising 10-year Treasury yield can have a number of implications for stocks. First, it can make it more expensive for companies to borrow money, which can weigh on their earnings. Second, it can make stocks less attractive to investors who are looking for income, …

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Peter Schiff: 30-year Treasury yield rises, inflation expectations unanchored; Fed must act.

https://t.co/L7Cj8NMaIm — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 3, 2023 Good Morning Everyone! Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is making a bold move! He's shorting 30-year Treasury bills using options, and he predicts yields could skyrocket to 5.5% 'soon'. His strategy is a hedge against the impact of long-term rates on stocks in “a world… …

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Bidenomics? C&I Lending Growth Crashes Along With Bank Credit Growth (WTI Crude Oil UP 1% This Morning) 30-year Mortgage Rates At 7.27%

by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics, aka the Federal government takeover of the US economy with Soviet-style economic central planning, is highly dependent on loose Federal Reserve monetary policy (Janet Yellen and Powell’s wild overreaction to the massively inappropriate Covid shutdowns), So, how is Bidenomics working out? On the bank lending front, commercial and industrial (C&I) lending growth …

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