Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 7-22-2024

  • Home Builder Sentiment Held Down by Higher Rates

  • Construction Activity Boosted by Multi-family Projects

  • Retail Sales Remain Flat

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 7-15-2024

  • Consumer Inflation Cooler Than Forecasted

  • Wholesale Inflation Heats Up

  • Powell Testimony Shows Fed Focused on Dual Mandate

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 7-8-2024

  • Sahm-thing Happening in the Labor Sector

  • Private Payrolls, Annual Wage Gains Slow

  • Job Openings Remain Near 3-Year Lows

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 7-1-2024

  • Inflation Cools in May

  • New Home Sales Slip

  • Pending Home Sales Continue Lower

  • Home Price Gains Remain Strong

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 6-24-2024

  • Existing Home Sales Slower but Median Home Price at Record High

  • Home Builder Sentiment Hammered Lower

  • Housing Starts, Permits Lower Than Expected

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 6-17-2024

  • Fed Holds Rates Steady, Indicates One Cut in 2024

  • Consumer Inflation Takes Important Steps Lower

  • Friendly Wholesale Inflation Numbers

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 6-10-2024

  • Big Discrepancy in Jobs Data

  • Private Payrolls Show Signs of Weakness

  • Job Openings Continue to Contract

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 6-3-2024

  • Inflation Not Heating Up But Not Cooling Off

  • Pending Home Sales Plunge in April

  • Home Price Gains Continue

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 5-13-2024

  • Opportunity in Housing Remains Strong

  • Initial Jobless Claims Hit 9-Month High

  • Is Consumer Spending Headed for a Slowdown?

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 5-6-2024

  • Fed Shuts Down Rate Hike Chatter

  • Jobs Report Shows Softening

  • Private Payrolls Beat Estimates

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 4-29-2024

  • Inflation Progress Getting Harder

  • New Home Sales Data Confuses Media

  • Signed Contracts on Existing Homes March Higher

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 4-15-2024

  • Inflation Progress Stalls

  • Wholesale Inflation Better Than Feared

  • Continuing Unemployment Claims Top 1.8 Million

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 4-8-2024

  • March Job Gains Roared in Above Estimates

  • Jump in ADP Job Numbers

  • Job Openings Flat, Quit Rate Remains Low

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 4-1-2024

  • Upside Surprise to Consumer Inflation

  • Wholesale Inflation Comes in Hot

  • February Retail Sales Below Estimates

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 3-25-2024

  • Upside Surprise to Consumer Inflation

  • Wholesale Inflation Comes in Hot

  • February Retail Sales Below Estimates

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 3-18-2024

  • Upside Surprise to Consumer Inflation

  • Wholesale Inflation Comes in Hot

  • February Retail Sales Below Estimates

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 3-11-2024

  • Revisions the Real Headline to Job Data

  • Private Sector Job Growth Below Forecasts

  • Job Openings Tick Lower in January

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Kristi Striffler Kristi Striffler

MBS Road Signs 3-4-2024

  • Fed’s Favored Inflation Measure in Line with Forecasts

  • New Home Sales Jump in January

  • Pending Home Sales Pull Back

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