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Are gray clouds hovering over the June employment report?

This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the employment report for June and by all measures it appears to be that the numbers were great news! To further clarify that statement, however,it was a great report with the exception of one glaring mostly out-of-the-news statistic called the labor force participation rate. The labor force participation rate is the […]

Critical economic data releases for the week of June 2, 2014!

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US Economic Calendar for the Week of June 2, 2014 For anyone who’s concerned with the future direction of mortgage rates while at the same time trying to determine what the condition of the US economy actually is, the data scheduled for release during the upcoming week will most certainly provide evidence along with strong anecdotal clues. As one example, […]

Real Estate and the US Economic Calendar: Week of April 28, 2014

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US Economic Calendar for the Week of April 28, 2014 For participants in the real estate market concerned with the direction of mortgage rates, the economic data to be released in the upcoming week will most certainly have some degree of impact on their plans. The economic or geopolitical news could have a direct effect on interest rates or could […]