Will mortgage interest rates go down in 2025? If inflation continues to dissipate and the economy cools or goes into a recession, it's likely mortgage rates will decrease in 2025. Although, it's important to remember that interest rates are notoriously volatile and are driven by many factors,...
Inflation keeps hanging around, and the Federal Reserve has yet to lower its benchmark rate any further, factors that mean mortgage rates aren’t likely to move much this month. However, a slowing economy and new post-election uncertainty could push mortgage rates down a bit in April, ...
The FOMC and mortgage lenders often react similarly to economic factors like inflation and employment, and lenders tend to "price in" anticipated rate cuts or increases. Interest rates on mortgages and other borrowing products tend to be higher when the economy is strong, and vice versa. The ...
Gold is considered a safe haven investment to hedge against the impact of inflation, as its value typically rises as the pricing power of the currency in which it is priced falls.As a result of persistent inflation over the past several years, more investors have been turni...
When will interest rates go back down?To contain inflation, rate hikes could continue in 2023, with the median projection from committee members raised to 3.8 percent for the end of 2023, up from 2.8 percent in March. While some people think that the Fed might have to cut its rate cycle...
Will rising inflation spark another leg down for bonds and stocks? Last Week Recap Mylast edition of WTWAwill go down as a personal favorite. My objective is to help investors plan for what might be coming. Reacting is always easier if you have a plan. If you read last week's insta...
The short-run Phillips curve shows that as inflation goes up, ___ will go down. Direction of Inflation: An economy always has some rate of inflation, and it is considered good for the economy. But when this rate goes beyond control, it is alarming. The ...
GBP/USD looks to US inflation and UK growth data for the next directional move. Pound Sterling eyes a range breakout on the daily time frame amid a neutral RSI. The Pound Sterling (GBP) failed to sustain its recovery against the US Dollar (USD), reviving the selling ...
Interest rates were slashed after the financial crisis in 2007/2008, from over 5% down to 0.5%, in order to support the UK economy. After much speculation that interest rates would finally go back up in 2015 this didn't happen because inflation suddenly turned negative. For an ec...
The country's top banker has acknowledged an economic reality that defines the financial lives of every household in the country: inflation may have slowed down from its peak in 2022, but the cost of living has only continued to rise. ...