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Mortgage Rate Intelligence & Market Updates

Stay informed about economic developments that may influence mortgage rates and home financing decisions. Explore updates covering inflation, Federal Reserve policy, Treasury yields, housing trends, and other important market indicators. Use the category filters to browse relevant economic and mortgage news, then select an article to read the full update. Review the latest stories and market insights to better understand changing conditions when considering your mortgage options.

What Today’s Economic Data Can Mean for Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates can respond to changes in inflation, employment, Federal Reserve policy, Treasury yields, and expectations about future economic growth. These factors do not determine mortgage rates by themselves, but they can influence the broader bond market and the pricing lenders offer.

For homebuyers and homeowners, the important question is not simply whether economic news is “good” or “bad.” The key is how new information changes expectations for inflation, interest rates, and the economy. Those changes can contribute to mortgage rate movement and affect purchasing power, refinance opportunities, and monthly payment estimates.

Use the market updates below as supporting information, then consider your specific loan type, credit profile, property, and financing goals when evaluating current mortgage options.

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Does the Equity Term Structure Respond to Monetary Policy Shocks? 

Does the Equity Term Structure Respond to Monetary Policy Shocks? 

Henry Dyer and Tomas Jankauskas A long-standing body of research, inspired by Bernanke and Kuttner (2005), has documented the effects of Fed interest rate surprises on stock markets. While stock…
How Distressed Are Consumers? Reconciling Diverging Credit Card Delinquency Measures

How Distressed Are Consumers? Reconciling Diverging Credit Card Delinquency Measures

Donghoon Lee, Daniel Mangrum, Joelle W. Scally, Tejas Sinha, and Wilbert van der Klaauw Total debt balances declined slightly by $13 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to…
Stripping STRIPs Trading Activity

Stripping STRIPs Trading Activity

Michael J. Fleming and Or Shachar In March 2020, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) began reporting aggregate trading volume for securities issued by the U.S. Treasury Department. The public…
Why Do Fewer Renters Expect to Move?

Why Do Fewer Renters Expect to Move?

Christopher Gresh, Andrew F. Haughwout, Eungik Lee, and Wilbert van der Klaauw Americans are moving less than they used to. Moving rates have declined steadily for decades, falling from close…
AI’s Impact on Labor and Hiring

AI’s Impact on Labor and Hiring

Kartik B. Athreya Welcome to Street Level, my new series on Liberty Street Economics. As research director, I try to keep track of the wide range of work that the…
A Window into Bond Investors’ Uncertainty About R‑Star

A Window into Bond Investors’ Uncertainty About R‑Star

Guillaume Roussellet Monetary policymakers closely monitor the term structure of sovereign bond yields to uncover market participants’ beliefs about the future monetary policy stance, inflation, and activity. A particular object…
Stablecoins and (Non)Crypto Shocks: A 2026 Update

Stablecoins and (Non)Crypto Shocks: A 2026 Update

Kenechukwu Anadu, Pablo D. Azar, Sean Baker, Marco Cipriani, Thomas M. Eisenbach, Mattia Landoni, Gabriele La Spada, Marco Macchiavelli, and J. Christina Wang Stablecoins are digital assets whose value is…
Nonbank Subsidiaries and the Hidden Fragility of Internal Capital Markets Reallocation

Nonbank Subsidiaries and the Hidden Fragility of Internal Capital Markets Reallocation

Nicola Cetorelli and Shohini Kundu This post concludes a three-part series on how bank regulation interacts with the organizational structure of banking firms. The first post documented the equity-rich nonbank subsidiaries…
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