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
Fannie Mae economists say surprising strength of the US economy means home prices are likely to keep rising, and mortgage rates may not come down as quickly as previously expected
Demand for purchase mortgages fell by a seasonally adjusted 7% last week, and requests to refinance were down 26% as mortgage rates continued to climb, MBA survey finds
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Reports send mixed signals on the economy, with CPI showing prices rose more sharply than expected in September and jobless claims surging to highest level in more than a year
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
More than 8 in 10 Americans still said it was a bad time to buy a home, and mortgage rates have been climbing again since Fannie Mae conducted the monthly National Housing Survey
With a soft landing seen as more likely, analysts say Fed can be more cautious about the pace of future rate cuts and mortgage rates aren't likely to fall below 6% anytime soon
Purchase loan applications are up 9% from a year ago, as inventories of new and existing homes increase and lower mortgage rates help with affordability, MBA lender survey suggests
With inflation continuing to inch closer to the Fed's 2% goal in August, bond market investors are getting more confident that the central bank will continue to cut rates aggressively in November
While many homeowners rushed to refinance, affordability is keeping a damper on sales. Now mortgage rates are climbing again, with investors having already priced in last week's Fed rate cut
Fed easing was already priced into mortgage rates, but there's room for more relief if investors who fund most home loans get less skittish about prepayment risk and quantitative tightening
Central bank policymakers drop short-term rates by 1/2 percentage point and signal more cuts ahead, but much of the impact may have already been priced in to mortgage rates
Investors who fund most mortgages have already priced in several rate cuts, so further declines could depend on what next week's 'dot plot' says about expectations for the pace of future cuts
August payroll report includes 'huge downward revisions' to previous estimates of June and July job growth, renewing recession worries and prospects for aggressive Fed rate cuts