Published Date 7/11/2022
TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY
HOW RATES MOVE:
Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all day in the bond market. This means rates or loan fees (mortgage pricing) moves throughout the day, being affected by a variety of economic or political events. When MBS pricing goes up, mortgage rates or pricing generally goes down. When they fall, mortgage pricing goes up.
RATES CURRENTLY TRENDING: LOWER
Mortgage rates are moving lower today. The MBS market worsened by -74 bps last week. This was enough to increase mortgage rates or fees. The market experienced high volatility last week.
THIS WEEK’S RATE FORECAST: HIGHER
Three Things: These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact rates this week: 1) Inflation, 2) The Fed and 3) Domestic News
1) Inflation: We get our last barrage of inflationary data this week leading into the next FOMC meeting this month with CPI, PPI and Import Prices.
2) The Fed: Last week, the bond market tilted back to expectations of a 75BPS rate hike but that certainly can change again. This week we the Fed’s Beige Book and speeches from John Williams, Thomas Barkin, and Raphel Bostic. We also get their Balance Sheet on Thursday. This week they will also make some key MBS Purchases:
07/11 30 year MBS
07/12 30 year GNMA
07/13 30 year MBS
07/14 30 year GNMA
3) Domestic News: Of the economic data this week, Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment will garner the most attention among bond traders.
Central Banks: We have key interest rate decisions from the Bank of Canada and New Zealand.
Treasury Sales: Here is this week’s Treasury auction schedule:
07/11 3 year note
07/12 10 year note
07/13 30 year bond
THIS WEEK’S POTENTIAL RATE VOLATILITY: HIGH
This morning markets are bouncing back after last weeks loss. Volatility has started low this week with no big economic news Monday but will likely spike later.
BOTTOM LINE:
If you are looking for the risks and benefits of locking your interest rate in today or floating your loan rate, contact your mortgage professional to discuss it with them.Source: TBWS
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