Cross posted at the Presimetrics blog. This post has a few simple graphs showing the relationship between the growth in real GDP and a few other variables: the top marginal tax rate, spending by the ...

According to our chart of MND's mortgage rate index, 30yr fixed rates bottomed at 6.01% yesterday, but that's because the ...

Mortgage rates shot higher this week. The new "best execution" par 30 year fixed mortgage rate has jumped firmly up to 4.75%. We have offered several different explanations for rapidly rising rates.

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Interest rates have been in a freefall for the better part of the past two decades. Moreover, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, which is the flagship interest rate benchmark, has mostly been ...