Last week's full economic news calendar led to some wild days, especially on Friday, as you can see in the chart below. But this week's economic calendar is significantly calmer, with only a few low to mid-impact reports in store, including the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) Report on Monday, Pending Home Sales on Wednesday, and Initial Jobless Claims on Thursday.
If the news of the week tends toward being negative for the economy, Stock prices may suffer in response, and money could flow right into Bonds, which would cause home loan rates to improve. Additionally, Stocks have been in rally mode lately, and might be due to take a breather. While the coming week's economic reports aren't expected to be movers and shakers like the headlines from last week, count on me to be keeping a close watch on the market and staying in the know on your behalf in this very volatile environment.
Chart: Fannie Mae 5.5% Mortgage Bond (Friday May 02, 2008) [http://www.mmgweekly.com/templates/mmgweekly/reg_chart/140/images/fnma05022008.gif]
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