US 30-year fixed mortgage rate rises to 6.66%, highest in a year
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US 30-year mortgage rates rose to 6.66%, tracking a jump in 10-year yields as energy-driven inflation concerns persist despite a slight PCE cooling to 3.7% y/y. Higher-for-longer rate expectations tighten financial conditions, weakening housing demand and pressuring rate-sensitive credit and MBS-linked risk. The Fed holding rates steady did little to offset market repricing, with mortgage applications and refinancing already contracting.
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The US average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.66%, the highest level in a year, after jumping 8 basis points in a week for its biggest increase in 10 weeks. Over the same period, the PCE price index ran at 3.7% year on year, down 0.1 percentage point from the prior month but still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation goal. The report links mortgage rates to the 10-year Treasury yield, which is influenced by inflation expectations. It says the move is adding pressure to housing affordability, mortgage-backed assets and parts of the financial sector that rely on a low-rate environment.
