Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 2-20-2024

  • Consumer Inflation Above Forecasts

  • Hot Wholesale Inflation a Surprise

  • Home Builder Confidence at 6-Month High

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 2-12-2024

  • Home Prices Expected to “Extend to New Highs”

  • The Real Story on Existing Home Inventory

  • Is a Rise in Initial Unemployment Claims Ahead?

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 2-5-2024

  • Fed Funds Rate “Likely at Its Peak”

  • Was January’s Jobs Report Really a Blockbuster?

  • Slow Start for Private Sector Job Growth

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 1-29-2024

  • Key Inflation Measure Below 3%

  • New Home Sales End 2023 on High Note

  • Pending Home Sales Surged in December

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 1-22-2024

  • December’s Existing Home Sales Likely a “Bottom”

  • Home Builders Optimistic About 2024

  • “Solid Showing” for Single-family Construction

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 1-16-2024

  • Job Growth Less Rosy Than It Appears

  • Private Sector Job Growth Beats Expectations

  • Job Openings Hit 2-year Low

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 1-8-2024

  • Job Growth Less Rosy Than It Appears

  • Private Sector Job Growth Beats Expectations

  • Job Openings Hit 2-year Low

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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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