August 2010 Jobs Report Pushes Mortgage Rates Higher
By Robert B. Withers • Sep 3, 2010On the first Friday of each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases Non-Farm Payrolls data for the month prior. 54,000 jobs were created in August.
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Nervous About Mortgage Rates Rising? Lock Thursday — Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report
By Robert B. Withers • Aug 5, 2010Analysts expect that a net 65,000 jobs were lost in July. Wall Street — and Main Street — have a big interest in those results.
Friday’s July Jobs Report Could Spur Mortgage Rates Higher
June’s Jobs Report Wasn’t As Bad As The Headlines (And How You Can Take Advantage)
By Robert B. Withers • Jul 7, 2010At first glance, the June jobs report looks weak but a deeper look shows something different.
Tying Friday’s Jobs Report To Rising Mortgage Rates
By Robert B. Withers • Mar 4, 2010Non-Farm Payrolls is the official name of the government’s monthly jobs report and, given the fragile state of the U.S. economy, Wall Street will be watching it closely. Mortgage rates could spike come Friday morning.
