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Real Estate and Mortgage Market Update for Thursday 05-24-2012 - Examiner.com

Real Estate and Mortgage Market Update for Thursday 05-24-2012
Examiner.com
The bond market is currently down 11/32, which should cause this morning's mortgage rates to rise by approximately .250 of a discount point. Part of that increase is a result of bonds losing ground yesterday as stocks rallied late in the day.

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CREDIT MARKETS: Huge Corporate Deal Hits As Treasurys Slip - Wall Street Journal

CREDIT MARKETS: Huge Corporate Deal Hits As Treasurys Slip
Wall Street Journal
(UTX) took advantage of low interest rates and sold a $9.8 billion bond deal Thursday, easily the largest US corporate bond offering in more than three years. Markit's CDX North American Investment Grade index, a proxy for risk in the corporate bond ...

Total Bond Market ETFs - ETF Trends

ETF Trends

Total Bond Market ETFs
ETF Trends
Investors looking for a diversified bond fund can buy total-market ETFs that charge low fees with one click of the mouse. Bond investors may start from scratch and gather various bond securities and assets to form a customized bond investment portfolio ...

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RBC trims five-year mortgage rate - Toronto Star

RBC trims five-year mortgage rate
Toronto Star
RBC was the first of Canada's big banks to change its benchmark mortgage rate Wednesday. It was unclear whether the other banks would match the decrease. Rates for five-year closed mortgages are typically set by the bond market, while variable rates ...

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The Latest Wrinkles in the Muni Bond Market - Governing

The Latest Wrinkles in the Muni Bond Market
Governing
There's good news from the municipal bond market: Money is flowing back in to muni mutual funds. The draw-downs and frightening depletions of the last year have ended. Instead, muni funds took in $805 million in the week ending May 16, ...