Dallas Fed president warns rate hike may be needed this year
Lorie Logan said inflation is not cooling fast enough
by Jessi Healey Jun 5
The Iran war has the Fed reconsidering rate hikes — and more divided than ever
The rate relief buyers were waiting for may not be coming
by Nick Pipitone May 4
Fed pauses rate cuts, continues mortgage 'quantitative tightening'
Trump wants the central bank to lower rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he's not spoken to the President, and that 'we don't need to be in a hurry to adjust the policy stance'
by Matt Carter Jan 29
Mortgage rates bounce back to July levels on inflation worries
Another worry for bond market investors is quantitative tightening, the Fed's program to trim its massive holdings of government debt and mortgage-backed securities
by Matt Carter Oct 21
Mortgage rates keep rising on strong jobs, economic data
Strong job market rekindles inflation worries, raising the prospect that Federal Reserve policymakers are increasingly likely to cut rates by only a hair in November -- if at all
by Matt Carter Oct 9
Mortgage rates ease after Powell weighs in on impacts of tightening
The Fed chair acknowledged that elevated term premiums — higher rates of return bond investors are demanding to compensate them for risk — could reduce the need for further rate hikes
by Matt Carter Oct 20
Mortgage applications hit 28-year low as bond selloff keeps rates up
Mortgage rates continued their relentless rise this week to levels not seen in 2 decades, fueled by a bear market for bonds that fund government borrowing and most home loans
by Matt Carter Oct 18
Drop in bond yields could also give mortgage rates room to ease
Dovish remarks from Fed policymakers help ease fears of more rate hikes, bringing yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes back down to where they were at the beginning of October
by Matt Carter Oct 11