April 11, 2022
Mortgage rates trended higher last week largely resulting from comments by various Fed members. Three weeks ago, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell kicked off the upward trend with his comments about speeding up the interest rate hikes and balance sheet reduction. Then, last week, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard commented that Fed bond buying would be winding down significantly more. This made the markets react since she typically has more of a rate-friendly approach. More demand for bonds generally leads to lower rates. So with comments predicting a reduced bond demand from the Fed, mortgage rates reacted negatively.
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