Mortgage rates barely budged today after hitting the highest levels in more than a week yesterday. In general, the bond market (which dictates rate movements) looks to be leveling off ahead of tomorrow’s important jobs report. And that provides a useful clue about potential volatility ahead.
It’s not uncommon for the Employment Situation (the official name of the jobs report) to have the biggest impact on interest rates on any given month compared to the other regularly scheduled economic reports. Like most economic data, if the results are stronger than expected, the implication is for higher rates and vice versa….(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
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