Mortgage rates may ease as modest Fed rate hike could be its last
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is telegraphing one more small adjustment in March, but some bond market investors think the rate hike campaign may now be over. Continue reading
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is telegraphing one more small adjustment in March, but some bond market investors think the rate hike campaign may now be over. Continue reading
Half a percentage point “is still a historically large increase and we still have some ways to go,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warns as policymakers wrap up final meeting of the year. Continue reading
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the pace of rate hikes could slow but may ultimately need to go higher than the forecast in September. Continue reading
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the pace of rate hikes could slow but may ultimately need to go higher than the forecast in September. Continue reading
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says policymakers are not ready to start selling off Treasurys and mortgage debt to accelerate the balance sheet runoff. Continue reading
There’s no sign of a rebound in purchase applications, but August data showing a strong job market “should support housing demand,” an MBA economist says. Continue reading
Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech spooks stock market investors, but long-term interest rates stable as bond markets bet on a slowdown next year. Continue reading
In projections released Monday, economists expect 5.78 million homes to change hands this year, representing a 16.2 percent decline from a year ago — a steeper drop than the 15.6 percent pullback forecast in July. Continue reading
The largest weekly decline in mortgage rates since 2020 sparks increase in home loan applications after four weeks of declining demand, MBA’s survey says. Continue reading
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell hinted Wednesday that the U.S. central bank is looking to dial back the pace of interest rate hikes as soon as the impact of previous increases shows up in inflation data. Continue reading