Earlier today, I intentionally left mortgage rates as question marks on the board.
This afternoon, they remain question marks—not because nothing is happening, but because the market still hasn’t made its decision.
Fed officials at Jackson Hole have continued warning that inflation remains stubborn, with some leaving the door open to further action if it does not improve.
The bond market has not delivered a decisive reaction yet.
But quiet is not the same as safe.
For a buyer already near the edge of qualification, even a modest deterioration in mortgage pricing can increase the payment, reduce buying power, or change whether the numbers still work.
Our next checkpoint comes at 7:00 PM Central, when the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City releases the full Jackson Hole symposium agenda.
That will tell us who the market will hear from tomorrow, when they will speak, and where the next potential pressure point may be.
The risk didn’t disappear today. It rolled forward.
I’ll be back tonight with the next update.
Sources: Reuters and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Originally published as a Lynas Weekly Facebook market update. Original post ↗.
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