08-11-2025 “Hound Dog”
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Bonds ain’t nothin’, but a Hound Dog. Just marking all the time. Bonds ain’t nothin’, but a Hound Dog. Just marking all the time.
Corrective forces are exerting themselves calmly. Productivity numbers and inflation expectations add to the bullish case. After Sep Crude Oil failed to close above $70 at the end of July, it’s now below $64 and headed lower.
Expect 4.33 in the 10-year yield to repel the bears and attract buyers. Once 4.11 falls, look for fresh bullish momentum to affirm our target of 3.80 by the end of September.
Well, rates ain’t caught momentum
So, they ain’t a friend or trend.
These views are mine. Sniff out momentum and trends at TMSpotlight.com.
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Song: Hound Dog (1952)
Les Parker, CMB Managing Director, Transformational Mortgage Solutions
Les Parker is the Managing Director at Transformational Mortgage Solutions Advisory Board Member for Ainsworth Advisors; and has served as the Senior Vice President of Industry Relations and Consulting at LoanLogics, a technology and services provider focused on improving mortgage loan quality, performance, and reliability throughout the loan life-cycle. His responsibilities included managing the company’s life of loan analytics and monitoring capabilities, overseeing consulting services, contributing to the strategic planning team, and communicating with industry leaders to develop and maintain positive relationships. He focused on identifying threats and strategic opportunities. Parker has executive mortgage banking experience in capital markets, servicing, operations, production, and financial management. Parker has served as director of the largest private issuer of CMOS. His educational background covers music, religious studies, mortgage banking, mathematics, and business administration. Parker holds a BBA in Finance, and other degrees, and has held numerous securities licenses. Parker is a Master Certified Mortgage Banker, a designation conferred by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Parker writes, speaks, and provides audio content, Since the late 1980s, he publishes a daily newsletter connecting global macroeconomics to the US interest rate movement.