June Shaping Up Nicely, But Bigger Tests Are Yet to Come

After a rocky start to the year, things began to improve for rates and the inflation outlook in May. June took the improvement to the next level, but this week didn't affect the bigger picture. Ahead of Wednesday's market closure for Juneteenth, the most relevant economic report was Retail Sales on

Mortgage Rates Unchanged Versus Tuesday's Levels

The bond market was closed on Wednesday for the Juneteenth holiday.  As such, mortgage lenders were either closed or unable to update mortgage rates based on market movement.  Today's rates are perfectly in line with Tuesday morning's, on average, even though the bond market is slight

Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Lower After Retail Sales Report

Mortgage rates began the week with a modest move back up and over the 7% threshold, but managed to erase some of those losses today.  The improvement followed this morning's Retail Sales data which came out weaker than expected. Mortgage rates are based on trading levels in the bond market.&nbs

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