08/18/2025
๐ก ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ
๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ'๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ: ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐
Mortgage rates looked like they might get a little better midweek when consumer inflation came in as expected. But later in the week, rates moved higher after wholesale inflation showed a much bigger jump than expected, mostly because of tariffs.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ'๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐: ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐
Mortgage rates may edge higher this week as doubts grow over a September Fed rate cut. All eyes are on Fed Chair Powellโs speech at Jackson Hole on Friday, a stage he used last year to signal coming cuts. For now, the outlook suggests rates are more likely to rise than fall this week.
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ:
- The Fed: Powell is likely to set the table for a possible September Fed rate cut, but not commit to one like he did last year. Instead he will likely discuss the risk of recent wholesale inflation trickling down to consumers, and say any cuts would be data dependent. If Powellโs comments make markets doubt rate cuts, mortgage rates could end the week higher.
- Market sentiment: Mortgage rates dropped after weak jobs data a couple weeks ago, as markets expected Fed rate cuts. Now that confidence in those cuts is fading, rates could start to climb again.