Federal Reserve Remains Aggressive Despite the New Inflation Data
As the Federal Reserve remains aggressive against inflation, the new July CPI data showed a sharp decline.
As the Federal Reserve remains aggressive against inflation, the new July CPI data showed a sharp decline.
With the release of last week’s Employment report, the United States reported unexpectedly strong job gains across the board.
Looking back towards June 2022 mortgage markets, the Federal Reserve remains committed to combatting inflation.
This week, Wednesday’s CPI inflation report display stronger than expected results with a 9.1% gain this year.
Taking a look back at the May 2022 mortgage market, investor expectations surrounding inflation stabilized to some degree.
In recent months, high inflation (and higher mortgage rates) took a large toll on mortgage application volumes.
In a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets, investors saw steady job gains in the leisure and hospitality sectors.
While much of this week’s economic data met investor expectations, consumer spending surged in April 2022.
Last month, investors focused on elevated inflation levels on as April 2022 mortgage rates climbed to their highest levels since 2009.
With the release of the April 2022 Core CPI data, inflation began to ease. This modest inflation decline allowed mortgage rates to stabilize.