Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 1-2-2024

  • Home Sales “Will Improve in 2024”

  • Home Prices Continue Higher

  • Continuing Unemployment Claims Near 2-year High

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 12-26-2023

  • Inflation Inching Closer to Fed’s 2% Target

  • Existing Home Sales End 5-month Skid

  • New Home Sales Plunge to Lowest Level in a Year

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 12-18-2023

  • Fed Pivots, Signals Rate Cuts Are Ahead

  • Continued Progress on Consumer Inflation

  • Wholesale Inflation Also Cooled

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 12-11-2023

  • BLS Jobs Report Not What We Wanted

  • Private Payrolls Below Expectations

  • Job Openings Lower

  • Jobless Claims

  • Home Prices Hitting Highs

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 12-4-2023

  • Inflation Inching Lower

  • Pending Home Sales Plunge in October

  • What the Media Misunderstands About New Home Sales

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 11-27-2023

  • Hope Ahead for Housing Inventory?

  • Weekly Jobless Claims Decline More Than Expected

  • What an Important Recession Indicator Is Saying

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 11-20-2023

  • Easing Consumer Inflation a Welcome Sign

  • Huge Progress in Wholesale Inflation

  • Are “Better Building Conditions” Ahead?

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 11-13-2023

  • Home Prices Continue to Hit New Highs

  • Continuing Jobless Claims Increase for Seventh Straight Week

  • What Important Recession Indicators Are Saying

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 11-6-2023

  • Inflation Inching Lower

  • Pending Home Sales Perk Up in September

  • Big Rebound in New Home Sales

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 10-23-2023

  • Lodging, Energy Costs Push Inflation Higher

  • Wholesale Inflation Heating Up

  • Fed Members Breaking Rank on Rate Hikes?

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 10-16-2023

  • Lodging, Energy Costs Push Inflation Higher

  • Wholesale Inflation Heating Up

  • Fed Members Breaking Rank on Rate Hikes?

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 10-10-2023

  • Soaring September Job Growth Defies Expectations

  • Private Payrolls at Weakest Pace in Almost Three Years

  • Job Openings a Surprise “JOLT” Higher

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 10-2-2023

  • Inflation Makes Progress Lower

  • Pending Home Sales Tumble in August

  • New Home Sales Hit Slowest Pace Since March

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 9-25-2023

  • Will the Fed Keep Rates Higher for Longer?

  • Inventory of Existing Homes Needs to “Double”

  • Housing Starts Plunge to 2-year Lows

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 9-18-2023

  • What “Fueled” the Rise in Consumer Inflation?

  • Is the Rise in Wholesale Inflation a Concern?

  • New High in Home Price Appreciation

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 9-11-2023

  • Is the Fed Planning to Pause Rate Hikes?

  • New High in Home Price Appreciation

  • Holiday Impact on Unemployment Filings

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 9-5-2023

  • Labor Market Lower and Slower

  • Private Payrolls Weaker Than Expected

  • Media Misinterpreting Inflation

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 8-28-2023

  • Are Further Fed Rate Hikes Ahead?

  • Existing Home Sales Constrained by Low Inventory

  • New Home Sales Reach 17-Month High

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 8-21-2023

  • Strong Summer for Housing Starts

  • Understanding the Decline in Home Builder Confidence

  • Are More Fed Rate Hikes Ahead?

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