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This Week In A Nutshell: Rates are likely to stay choppy this week as markets weigh new inflation data on Tuesday against any developments in the peace talks with Iran. Upcoming Attractions The main event this week is Tuesday’s April CPI (consumer price index) report. Headline inflation is expected to be firm because of higher

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What happened to mortgage rates this week? Mortgage rates jumped 11 basis points to 6.11% this week as volatility caused by geo-political uncertainty outweighed relatively soft economic data. The ongoing conflict in Iran has stoked fears of wartime inflation, sending yields on the 10-year Treasury climbing and driving mortgage rates higher. This shift comes despite

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Takeaway: Core CPI inflation came in at 2.6% year over year, much lower than consensus expectations of 3.0%. That’s the largest difference between expectations and reported CPI in recent memory. Rates will fall ever so slightly, but not nearly as much as they normally would given the seismic miss because the data are heavily distorted

Takeaway: Rates will remain mostly steady after the Fed executed the already priced-in 25 bps cut and painted a muddy picture in their projection for future rate cuts. Rates fell initially when the Fed’s statement was released, as the projection showed two more 25 bps rate cuts for the two remaining meetings in 2025—one more

Mortgage rates will fall today following a weaker-than-expected jobs report that increases the odds of a September rate cut. U.S. employers added 73,000 jobs in July, fewer than the roughly 100,000 expected by forecasters. Almost all of the job creation previously reported for May and June was revised away and the unemployment rate ticked up

The difference between mortgage rates and the 10-year treasury yield has narrowed, signaling a potential boost for homebuyers. A decrease in the mortgage spread can cause mortgage rates to fall, even without the Fed cutting interest rates.  The gap between 10-year treasury yields and mortgage rates (known as the mortgage spread) has dropped to its