| Last | Change | Percent | |
| S&P Futures | 2057.6 | 9.6 | 0.47% |
| Eurostoxx Index | 3436.9 | 74.7 | 2.22% |
| Oil (WTI) | 41.53 | -0.2 | -0.50% |
| LIBOR | 0.364 | 0.002 | 0.55% |
| US Dollar Index (DXY) | 99.55 | 0.105 | 0.11% |
| 10 Year Govt Bond Yield | 2.30% | 0.03% | |
| Current Coupon Ginnie Mae TBA | 104.1 | ||
| Current Coupon Fannie Mae TBA | 103.2 | ||
| BankRate 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage | 3.87 |
Markets are higher this morning after good numbers out of Wal Mart and the Home Despot. Bonds and MBS are down.
Russia and France are going to coordinate military operations against ISIS.
Foreclosures fell to 1.88% of all homes with a mortgage in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. While we are approaching normalcy, we still have a ways to go to get there. That said, I wonder how many of the homes left in foreclosure will ever sell. Many have been vacant for years and are in areas where the population is leaving.
Mortgage delinquencies fell to 4.99% from 5.3% as well.
The National Association of Homebuilders sentiment index slipped to 62 in November from 64 in October.
Inflation remains well-controlled, as the Consumer Price Index came in at 0.2% MOM in October and is up 1.9% YOY. Real average weekly earnings were up 2.1%.
Industrial production fell 0.2% in October, while manufacturing production increase 0.4%. Utilities and mining dragged down the industrial production numbers. Capacity Utilization fell to 77.5%.
Yes, house prices are approaching their 2006 highs. Do we need to worry about another bubble? The Fed says no. The bubble years were fueled by an expansion of mortgage credit, while this time around we aren't seeing that. Two other indicators: the house price to rent ratio and mortgage debt to personal income ratios are both well below the bubble years. I have always said bubbles are a psychological phenomenon. People have to believe an asset class is "special" and cannot go down in value. That isn't the case anymore.
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