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🍵 Market Update 08/03 │ Fed Splits 9-3, Sep Hike Odds Hit 62.5%, Rates Top Last Year

Aug 3, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 08/03 │ Fed Splits 9-3, Sep Hike Odds Hit 62.5%, Rates Top Last Year

The Fed held rates steady, but three members voted to hike, the bond market pushed long yields to 2007 highs, and mortgage rates ended the week above where they sat a year ago.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 07/27 │ Oil Shock Pushes Rates to 6.85%, Fed Decision Wednesday

Jul 27, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 07/27 │ Oil Shock Pushes Rates to 6.85%, Fed Decision Wednesday

Six weeks ago markets were debating cuts. Last week they priced a 1 in 3 chance of a hike, and mortgage rates followed oil straight up.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 07/20 │ Inflation Cools, Hike Odds Collapse, Rates Fall From 1-Year Highs

Jul 20, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 07/20 │ Inflation Cools, Hike Odds Collapse, Rates Fall From 1-Year Highs

Two cooler-than-expected inflation reports erased rate hike odds and pulled mortgage rates off 12-month highs, while builders cut prices at a record pace.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 07/13 │ Biggest Housing Bill in Decades Becomes Law, Oil Spikes, Hike Odds Rise

Jul 13, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 07/13 │ Biggest Housing Bill in Decades Becomes Law, Oil Spikes, Hike Odds Rise

The biggest housing bill in three decades became law at midnight Saturday, while oil back above $80 and hawkish Fed minutes kept rates pinned in the mid-6s.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 07/06 │ Labor Market Cools, Fed Hike Odds Drop, Mortgage Rates Catch a Break

Jul 6, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 07/06 │ Labor Market Cools, Fed Hike Odds Drop, Mortgage Rates Catch a Break

June hiring came in at 57K against a 115K forecast, and markets responded by pulling Fed hike odds down, giving mortgage rates room to hold near their best levels since mid-May.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 06/29 │ PCE Runs Hot, Yet Rates Slip to a 6-Week Low

Jun 29, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 06/29 │ PCE Runs Hot, Yet Rates Slip to a 6-Week Low

Hot PCE, a hawkish Fed setup, and a surprise dip in rates. Plus the biggest housing bill in decades clears Congress.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 06/22 │ Warsh's First Fed Meeting, 2026 Cuts Off the Table

Jun 22, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 06/22 │ Warsh's First Fed Meeting, 2026 Cuts Off the Table

Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chair ended with rates on hold & a clear hawkish turn, while an Iran deal pulled oil and gas prices lower.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 06/15 │ US-Iran Deal Reopens Hormuz, Oil Falls, Rates Slip as Inflation Runs Hot

Jun 15, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 06/15 │ US-Iran Deal Reopens Hormuz, Oil Falls, Rates Slip as Inflation Runs Hot

The US and Iran struck a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, oil is falling, and that matters more for your mortgage rate than the 3-year-high inflation print that landed last week.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 06/08 │ Hot Jobs Report Lifts Rates, Sellers Pull Listings at Fastest Pace Since 2020

Jun 8, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 06/08 │ Hot Jobs Report Lifts Rates, Sellers Pull Listings at Fastest Pace Since 2020

Payrolls blew past expectations, the 30-year fixed climbed to 6.66%, and frustrated sellers are walking away from the spring market.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
🍵 Market Update 06/01 │ Hot PCE, Rates Fall Anyway, December Hike on the Table

Jun 1, 2026

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🍵 Market Update 06/01 │ Hot PCE, Rates Fall Anyway, December Hike on the Table

April inflation hit a three-year high, but rates fell anyway as oil pulled back on Iran ceasefire hopes, and for the first time in a while markets are pricing a Fed hike instead of a cut.

Jim Ross
Jim Ross
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