We’ve all received (and ignored) spam calls, but what about spam texts? Turns out that 97% of spam texts are read within 15 minutes of delivery – the bots are getting smarter. In this edition, the United States’ credit rating downgrade, July jobs and what it all means for the economy. Fuel Up! 🚀 Originator Connect | […]
Read moreAugust 07, 2023
The Comedy Pet Photo Award finalists have been announced – are you more like this dog or this cat today? In this edition, the Fed decides on rates, Barbenheimer hits theaters and more! Fuel Up! 🚀 FOMC Hikes Rates .25% On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve unanimously raised rates to 5.25% – 5.5%, the highest mark in 22 years. The next decision for […]
Read moreJuly 31, 2023
Looking to make a few extra bucks? Believe it or not, people have made decent cash streaming themselves playing online slot machines, you know, in case you get tired of watching your favorite coin flipping stream. Fuel Up! 🚀 Economic Calendar Roundup Several important indicators dropped this week, just a week before the Federal Reserve meets to […]
Read moreJuly 24, 2023
Stoke the artisan campfires and break out the gold-laced s’mores, because billionaires from across the world have descended upon Sun Valley, Idaho, for this year’s “billionaire summer camp.” In normal-person news, inflation and consumer sentiment results dropped this week, plus vital data about the health of the housing market. Fuel Up! 🚀 Large Cities Continue […]
Read moreJuly 17, 2023
The Major League Baseball Home Run Derby takes place in Seattle on July 10. Last year, baseball’s top sluggers hit 22.9 miles worth of home runs during the derby, which if laid end to end would span the entire Long Island Sound between New York and Connecticut. Can they beat that mark this year? Fuel […]
Read moreJuly 10, 2023
Joey Chestnut consumed over 18,000 calories from 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes last year – see how investment firms are doing their best Chestnut impression by gobbling up housing inventory like it’s a Fourth of July barbecue. Fuel Up! 🚀 Bow Tie Day At The Rocket Mortgage Classic In memory of Nick […]
Read moreJuly 03, 2023
Jerome Powell announced this week that June’s rate hike pause will likely be temporary and that two more hikes may be in our future by 2024. How can your clients take advantage of the news? Fuel Up! 🚀 Economic Calendar Roundup It was a big week in economic news! Housing starts skyrocketed 21.7% month-over-month in May, […]
Read moreJune 26, 2023
Big news for anyone who has ever wanted their own ghost town! Lobo, Texas, is for sale for the low price of $100,000 – get in your bid by June 24! Fuel Up! 🚀 Student Loan Repayment Set To Resume August 29 As part of the debt ceiling deal signed into law last weekend, borrowers will begin repaying […]
Read moreJune 12, 2023
Nothing says governmental bureaucracy quite like suspending an arbitrarily created debt ceiling in order to avoid an economic disaster, but we did it! Check out the details of the big Biden-McCarthy compromise, what ONE+ by Rocket ProSM TPO can do for your clients and more! Fuel Up! 🚀 ONE+ By Rocket Pro TPO We hope by now […]
Read moreJune 05, 2023
$600k can buy a house or a broken guitar … which one are you picking? Fuel Up! 🚀 PCE Inflation On The RiseInflation on consumer items, a.k.a. PCE inflation, came in slightly higher than expected at 4.4% year-over-year. While no single metric rules them all, the Fed tends to place an emphasis on PCE inflation, […]
Read moreMay 30, 2023