There is no better mix for the housing outlook than to have benchmark Treasury yields decline amid an improving employment situation, ... So I think it's going to be a better than expected year for housing.

The decline by the PPI overall and the dip by the core PPI is very much consistent with the general absence of inflation risks.

The decline by the PPI overall and the dip by the core PPI is very much consistent with the general absence of inflation risks,

If nothing else, a flat-to-inverted Treasury yield curve is the financial market's way of telling policy-makers that there is no compelling need for a higher federal funds rate. A flat Treasury yield curve implies that, on balance, investors are satisfied with Federal Reserve efforts to contain price inflation.

A decline of more than 40 cents (a gallon) in gasoline prices this month and the improving job outlook have combined to help restore consumers' confidence.

A decline of more than 40 cents in gasoline prices this month and the improving job outlook have combined to help restore consumers' confidence.