Financial experts: Until more clarity is available, we are moving with caution
BlackRock, CitiGroup and Merrill talking heads discuss what's ahead for investors
by Lou Barnes Feb 13
Friday's job numbers won't be enough to slow the pending Fed rate hike
Some analysts say reports take pressure off the Fed to hike again in March -- here's why they still might
by Lou Barnes Feb 6
What we can learn about leaders from their speeches
Friday's speech was another rally rabble-rouser; here's how it measures up
by Lou Barnes Jan 23
What confirmation hearings and other rumblings mean for rates
Confirmation testimony by new appointees was reassuring in several places, not so much in others
by Lou Barnes Jan 16
Post-election financial fever has cooled -- but it will return
As this particular fever began, so it will continue -- like malaria, gone for a while and then back
by Lou Barnes Jan 6
What global economics (and politics) foretell for rate changes
The outside world has been holding down our rates, and what happens next depends on it
by Lou Barnes Jan 3
What we learned from last week's Fed rate hike
The post-election bond wreck is having a global impact
by Lou Barnes Dec 19
The Federal Reserve building
How the Fed rate affects mortgage rates and more esoteric wisdom
by Lou Barnes Dec 14
The Federal Reserve building
Here's how experts and readers think the rate hike will affect agents and clients
by Amber Taufen Dec 14
The Fed will hike rates next week -- then what?
Opinion
The language it uses and the reaction from the incoming administration will tell us a lot
by Lou Barnes Dec 9
Mortgages are close to 4.125% -- did Donald Trump do that?
How the global bond move-up, the Federal Reserve and the election are affecting rates
by Lou Barnes Nov 18
Did the election really affect rates -- and when will it stop?
The two obvious questions: Did Trump’s election do this? And how far does it have to run?
by Lou Barnes Nov 11
The 4 economic elements holding down mortgage rates
Slowed economy, worker demographics, investing and international monetary conditions are all important
by Lou Barnes Oct 24
The outside world is in unprecedented trouble, holding rates down
And more rate-hike smoke is drifting near the Federal Reserve
by Lou Barnes Oct 17
The Fed will hike rates again in December -- here's why
Markets dismiss the inflation threat, but the new scattergram is revealing
by Lou Barnes Sep 23