by Calculated Risk on 8/08/2019 07:11:00 PM
Thursday, August 08, 2019
"No, Mortgage Rates Are No Longer "Sharply Lower" This Week!"
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: No, Mortgage Rates Are No Longer "Sharply Lower" This Week!
Mortgage rates were sharply higher today, with the average 30yr fixed rate quote rising by almost an eighth of a percentage point in some cases. A move of that magnitude in one day is the sort of thing that only happens a few times a year. [Most Prevalent Rates 30YR FIXED - 3.75%]Friday:
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• At 8:30 AM ET, The Producer Price Index for July from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in PPI, and a 0.2% increase in core PPI.