The ceasefire is already looking shaky this morning, and markets feel it.

Traders in both stocks and bonds are stuck in limbo and add in the Fed signaling potential rate hikes if inflation doesn’t come under control.

At the center of it all? Oil.

Oil prices don’t just impact what you pay at the pump, they ripple through manufacturing, transportation, and inventory costs, touching nearly every part of the economy.

When oil moves higher, inflation pressure follows.
And when inflation sticks around, rates stay higher for longer.

Uncertainty fuels volatility.
Oil fuels inflation.
And right now, we’ve got both.

On a side note, we’re seeing a noticeable uptick in purchase activity.

Yes, it’s spring, but this feels like more than just seasonality.

There’s a broader shift happening. People are moving, relocating, downsizing, upsizing, life events are starting to outweigh rate hesitation.

Families grow. Jobs change. Priorities shift.
And when that happens, decisions get made.

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