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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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Explaining the K‑Shaped Economy: What’s Behind the Divide?

Explaining the K‑Shaped Economy: What’s Behind the Divide?

Rajashri Chakrabarti, Thu Pham, Beck Pierce, and Maxim L. Pinkovskiy In our companion post, we used a new module of our Economic Heterogeneity Indicators (EHIs) to shed light on how…
Tracking the K‑Shaped Economy: Who’s Driving Spending?

Tracking the K‑Shaped Economy: Who’s Driving Spending?

Rajashri Chakrabarti, Thu Pham, Beck Pierce, and Maxim L. Pinkovskiy Editors’ Note: The title of the second chart in this post has been corrected. May 1, 10:40 am.   Aggregate…
Bank Failures: The Roles of Solvency and Liquidity

Bank Failures: The Roles of Solvency and Liquidity

Sergio Correia, Stephan Luck, and Emil Verner Do banks fail because of runs or because they become insolvent? Answering this question is central to understanding financial crises and designing effective…
The R*–Labor Share Nexus

The R*–Labor Share Nexus

Sophia Cho and John C. Williams Over the past quarter century, the U.S. economy has experienced significant declines in both the labor share of income and the natural rate of…
Use of Gen AI in the Workplace and the Value of Access to Training

Use of Gen AI in the Workplace and the Value of Access to Training

Ali Hashim, Gizem Kosar, and Wilbert van der Klaauw The rapid spread of generative AI (AI) tools is reshaping the workplace at a remarkable rate. Yet relatively little is known…
What Millions of Homeowner’s Insurance Contracts Reveal About Risk Sharing

What Millions of Homeowner’s Insurance Contracts Reveal About Risk Sharing

Hyeyoon Jung and Jaehoon (Kyle) Jung Housing is the largest component of assets held by households in the United States, totaling $48 trillion in 2025. When natural disasters strike, the…
A Closer Look at Emerging Market Resilience During Recent Shocks

A Closer Look at Emerging Market Resilience During Recent Shocks

Hunter L. Clark, Jeffrey B. Dawson, and Julian Gonzalez-Murphy A succession of shocks to the global economy in recent years has focused attention on the improved economic and financial resilience…
The Fed Has Two Tools to Influence Money Market Conditions 

The Fed Has Two Tools to Influence Money Market Conditions 

Adam Copeland and Owen Engbretson  The Federal Reserve’s 2022-23 tightening cycle involved the use of two monetary policy tools: changes in administrative rates and changes in the size of its…
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