Chinese Inflation 2013-05-17

Chinese inflation not a concern, leaving room for very needed stimulus

China has been lucky versus the other BRICs with regards to inflation and the uptick in April is not relevant.…

The industrial sector posted a drop of almost 5% on an annual basis. Industrial activity in Mexico makes up almost…

Stock Analysis

Real Estate »

Is credit finally starting to ease up in the mortgage market?
FICO scores

Ellie Mae is a software provider that aggregates mortgage origination activity Ellie Mae (ELLI) puts out a monthly Origination Insight…

Financials »

Interest for bond funds wanes in the second week of April
Total bond 04.19.2013

The Investment Company Institute (ICI), the trade group for the investment management industry, has reported that the second week of…

ETF Analysis

Fixed Income ETFs »

Bank insolvency indicator slowly creeping up, need to worry?
3 month Libor - OIS Spread 2013-05-08

The LIBOR-OIS spread has been slowly increasing and spiked after the Fed’s last meeting The LIBOR spread has been used…

Income Analysis

Real Estate Investment Trusts »

Home purchase transactions are increasing, but refis still dominate
Purchase vs Refi

Ellie Mae is a software provider that aggregates mortgage origination activity Ellie Mae (ELLI) puts out a monthly Origination Insight…