Mortgage Rates Improve After Fed Announcement

Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch

Mortgage rates improved in a somewhat noticeable way for the first time in weeks following today's policy announcement from the Fed. Actually, to be fair and accurate, rates didn't improve until Fed Chair Powell answered a question about inflation during his press conference, saying the Fed doesn't see inflation "surprising to the upside." That's a fancy way of saying they don't expect inflation to rise any faster than forecasts suggest. Inflation is critical to the Fed's decision-making process--especially because we're currently at an important crossroads. For the first time since before the financial crisis, core inflation stands a chance to make a sustained move up and over the 2% barrier. 2% is generally the line in the sand, above which the Fed is more apt to think about tightening monetary...(read more)

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