Mortgage rates have been moving in the wrong direction for borrowers during July, but home-loan demand has not disappeared. That contrast is the most useful mortgage-market story to watch this week. …
The Federal Reserve meets July 28–29, and the bond market is already reacting to inflation, oil prices, and the possibility of another rate increase. Mortgage rates have been moving higher again, and…
While last week's CPI and PPI reports were unabashedly great news, the bond market spent Friday and yesterday gradually unwinding most of the resulting gains. The least complicated way to approach th…
Mortgage rates edged higher this week as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran brought inflation concerns back into focus. According to Freddie Mac’s latest mortgage-rate survey , the a…