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Treasury yields rose a second day amid increasing conviction that the Federal Reserve will raise rates at least three times beginning in May.
January 4 -
Rising inflation and moves by the Federal Reserve are expected to fuel interest rate growth into 2022.
October 14 -
Depressed Treasury yields have kept mortgage rates under 3% recently, but positive economic news could indicate larger increases will follow this week’s uptick.
April 29 -
While it’s the third straight week of a downward trend, borrowers likely have only a brief opportunity to take advantage of sub-3% rates before a reversal comes.
April 22 -
Just because the Fed is staying put doesn’t mean that mortgage rates, and prices of MBS, are staying put as well, writes Vice Capital Markets Principal Chris Bennett.
February 19Vice Capital Markets -
Today, the mortgage players who most actively hedged — Fannie and Freddie, real estate investment trusts and large bank servicers — have significantly reduced their need to to do so, analysts said.
February 19 -
After they reopened on Tuesday, Treasury 10-year yields rose four basis points to touch 1.25% — the highest since last March — while the 30-year equivalent pushed above 2%.
February 16 -
The best mortgage bonds to buy now may be the ones the Federal Reserve is purchasing, because the securities might benefit the most if macro optimism fades.
February 12 -
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to its highest level since 2011, extending a selloff in the world’s biggest bond market and raising fresh questions about how high America's borrowing costs will climb.
May 15 -
If 10-year Treasury yields remain at or above 3%, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage could hit 5% sooner than previously expected.
April 25