Published Date 2/20/2020
Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all day in the bond market. This means rates or loan fees (mortgage pricing) moves throughout the day, being affected by a variety of economic or political events. When MBS pricing goes up, mortgage rates or pricing generally goes down. When they fall, mortgage pricing goes up.
Mortgage rates are moving sideways so far today. The MBS market improved by +2 bps yesterday. This caused rates or fees to move sideways for the day. The rates experienced moderate to low volatility yesterday.
Jobs: Initial Weekly Jobless Claims matched market expectations with 210K. The more closely watched 4-week moving average dropped to 209K.
Manufacturing: The February Philly Fed Manufacturing Survey shot up to the highest reading in 3 years with a 36.7 reading vs. estimates of 12.0.
Central Bank: The People's Bank of China lowered its main interest rate from 4.15% down to 4.05%.
Germany: PPI YOY 0.2% vs. est. of -0.4%
Great Britain: Retail Sales YOY 0.8% vs. est. of 0.7%
Canada: ADP Payrolls 25.9K vs. est. of 71.8K
Another round of robust economic data today that rate markets mostly ignored. Markets continue to focus on the coronavirus and the longer-term economic implications. Look for rates to continue to stay at lower levels with moderate to low volatility for the rest of the day.
If you are looking for the risks and benefits of locking your interest rate in today or floating your loan rate, contact your mortgage professional to discuss it with them.
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