READ THE ORIGINAL RECORD
Follow official economic, housing and consumer-finance publications. Every headline keeps its original date and a direct link to the publisher.
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve monetary-policy statements, meeting minutes and implementation announcements. These describe policy actions and deliberations, not a personalized mortgage quote.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index releases track changes in the prices households pay. Read the reporting period, seasonal adjustment and underlying categories alongside the headline change.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly employment reports cover payrolls, unemployment and earnings using separate establishment and household surveys. Estimates can be revised as more information arrives.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA releases cover economic output, personal income, consumer spending and related price measures. Advance and revised estimates describe different information vintages.
Freddie Mac
Mortgage-rate and housing research headlines from Freddie Mac. Its national survey averages are market benchmarks with their own dates and methodology, not lender offers.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Index releases track prices received by domestic producers. Producer-price changes provide a different inflation perspective from consumer prices and do not pass through one-for-one.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
JOLTS reports job openings, hires and separations, including quits and layoffs. It adds information about hiring demand and worker movement beyond the monthly payroll report.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The quarterly Employment Cost Index measures changes in employers’ compensation costs, including wages and benefits. It helps distinguish broad labor-cost trends from changes in the mix of jobs.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Quarterly productivity releases compare output with hours worked and report unit labor costs. Preliminary and revised estimates should be read with their annualized-rate labels.
Federal Reserve
Public speeches and congressional testimony explain policymakers’ views on the economy, inflation and financial conditions. An individual speech is distinct from an FOMC decision.
Federal Reserve
Staff research examines credit, household finances, economic activity and financial markets. Research findings and author interpretations are separate from policy announcements.
U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Census releases cover new-home sales, residential construction, construction spending and vacancies. Publisher links can lead to a program page that updates with later releases.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Selected CFPB announcements cover mortgage lending, appraisals, consumer credit and financial education. Read the original release and its effective dates before applying a policy change.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
New York Fed economists publish research on household debt, housing, inflation, employment and financial markets. Posts express their authors’ analysis and need not represent the Bank’s policy position.
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Follow mortgage pricing, Treasury yields and the costs behind a rate quote, with practical ways to compare your options.
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Understand CPI, PCE and producer prices, and separate an economic release from a prediction about your next mortgage quote.
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Compare HELOCs, fixed second mortgages, repayment changes and borrowing costs while considering the first mortgage you already have.
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