Mortgage rates recovered just a bit today after hitting the highest levels in more than a month yesterday. The inspiration for much of the recent upward pressure on rates can be traced to progress in Britain’s attempt to exit the European Union (aka “Brexit”).
It’s not that Brexit is bad for interest rates. In fact, it’s definitely been a positive influence off and on for nearly 4 years now. Rather, it’s the manner in which Brexit is accomplished that matters to global bond markets, and thus, to interest rates. To be clear, European markets have seen the biggest effects, but there is some spillover in the US.
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