November 2021 - Starwest Mortgage Corporation

November 30, 2021 – Post-Thanksgiving. The November employment numbers will be especially important because of two factors.

Economic Commentary Post-Thanksgiving. Is it us, or does the time seem to go more quickly during a pandemic year? We can’t believe that we are passed Thanksgiving and on our way to the end of the year. At least many of us were able to celebrate with our friends and family a bit more this year. And speaking of...” Read More

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November 23, 2021 – Is the Economy Ready to Roar? We had a strong October jobs report and the Delta variant is fading.

Economic Commentary Is the Economy Ready to Roar? We had a strong October jobs report and the Delta variant is fading. Theoretically, this gives us a better chance that the economy’s fourth quarter growth rate will ramp up from the tepid 2.0% performance of the third quarter. But before we declare all systems go for accelerating growth, we do see...” Read More

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November 16, 2021 – It Is Still COVID. Don’t look now, but the pandemic has started to wane once again.

Economic Commentary It is Still COVID. Don’t look now, but the pandemic has started to wane once again. After cases fell throughout the spring and early summer, the Delta variant pushed cases from a low of just over 10,000 per day to a high of almost 200,000 per day by early September. Now cases have fallen to around 20,000 per...” Read More

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November 9, 2021 – Triple Witching Hour. Just two weeks ago, we spoke about the “trifecta” of economic events spanning the end of October and early November.

Economic Commentary So How Did We Do? Just two weeks ago, we spoke about the “trifecta” of economic events spanning the end of October and early November. Or perhaps we should have labeled it the “triple witching hour” since that time period also encompassed Halloween. Let’s now pull out our scorecards and see how we did over this period. First,...” Read More

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November 2, 2021 – Why Tapering Might Not Matter That Much. We think that tapering may not move interest rates as much as some might think.

Economic Commentary Why Tapering Might Not Matter That Much. The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee is meeting this week and the decision on whether to taper their purchases of bonds and mortgages will be front and center. The minutes of the Fed’s last meeting had indicated the tapering might start in November or December. While this is a major topic...” Read More

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November 30, 2021 – Post-Thanksgiving. The November employment numbers will be especially important because of two factors.

November 23, 2021 – Is the Economy Ready to Roar? We had a strong October jobs report and the Delta variant is fading.

November 16, 2021 – It Is Still COVID. Don’t look now, but the pandemic has started to wane once again.

November 9, 2021 – Triple Witching Hour. Just two weeks ago, we spoke about the “trifecta” of economic events spanning the end of October and early November.

November 2, 2021 – Why Tapering Might Not Matter That Much. We think that tapering may not move interest rates as much as some might think.

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