There's little on this week's calendar that might affect mortgage rates much. But economically sensitive news might yet cause movements.
After a couple of days of consequential data, this morning brings the retail sales report. That, too, could affect mortgage rates.
Yesterday's consumer price index showed inflation running hotter than expected. Will today's producer price index make things better or worse?
The consumer price index is often the most or second-most consequential economic report for mortgage rates. What will today's bring?
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to testify before Congressional committees today and tomorrow. Might legislators provoke market-shifting candor?
Mortgage rates tend to fall when the economy's struggling. And there are signs of economic trouble ahead.
For several months, jobs reports have affected mortgage rates more than any other economic report. Today's may not be helpful.
After a period of eerie calm, mortgage rates dipped yesterday. But tomorrow's jobs report could change everything.
