Consumer Prices Rise To A Colossal 8.5% In Eurozone
Consumer prices in Europe leave investors disappointed, as they were hoping for signs that inflation is easing. As a result, mortgage rates climbed a bit to the highest levels since November.
Consumer prices in Europe leave investors disappointed, as they were hoping for signs that inflation is easing. As a result, mortgage rates climbed a bit to the highest levels since November.
February 2023 mortgage rates faced high levels of volatility, later reaching November 2022 highs after strong Employment data came out.
Heading into the December 2022 mortgage markets, investors widely expected the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates by 50 basis points.
While the December 2022 Fed meeting stole the show this week, a wide range of reporting proved favorable for mortgage rates.
While this week showed little major news, the ISM national services index demonstrated unexpected gains in November 2022.
As the inflation data from October came out, the November 2022 CPI report surprisingly fell below its consensus forecast.
In the release of the most anticipated weekly economic data, August 2022 CPI showed an 8.2% annual inflation jump.
This week, the highly anticipated labor market data came out, highlighted with the surprising drop in the August 2022 unemployment rate.
Taking a look back at August 2022 mortgage rates, mortgage-backed securities continued to soar amongst stubbornly high inflation levels.
After months of upward momentum, July 2022 mortgage markets finally reflected reduced inflationary pressures.