Mortgage rates moved higher today after spending several recent days in line with the lowest levels in more than a month. Underlying bond markets have been taking their biggest cues from geopolitical developments surrounding US/Iran tensions. Those came to a head last night after Iran attacked two air bases in Iraq where US troops are stationed.
The average opinion shared on the internet or TV news suggested a likelihood that this meant war. War would be good for rates and bad for stocks. Markets reacted accordingly–at least for a few hours. Things changed when we learned Trump would not address the nation until the morning and that there were no US casualties (seen as the deciding factor in US military retaliation).
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