Posted on 01/18/2022 1:05:03 PM PST by Browns Ultra Fan
The 10-year Treasury Note yield rose to 1.869% this afternoon as Freddie Mac’s 30-year mortgage commitment rate rose to 3.45%.
And if you like The Fed Funds Futures data, it is pricing in 4 rate hikes by The Fed (March, June, September and December). For a grand total of … 100 basis points or 1%.
By keeping rates soooo low for soooo long, The Fed has committed a serious policy error. Or as Kevin Malone calls it, “The Fed’s Famous Chili!”
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It annoys me how the financial media always acts as if they know exactly what’s driving the market. And when it makes a big move, the media explains why it’s a trend, (whether it is or not).
Two weeks ago, they were all in on it being a strong market in ‘22, due to the pandemic fading, and the “fundamentals” being solid.
Today, it’s going to be a horrible year, rates are rising, inflation is running wild, and the fed is clueless.
Bah.
Our kid closed on a house last month with a 30 year fixed rate of 2.875% or 3%. Either way, we may not be seeing those rates for a while.
If they “knew,” they would be multi-jillionaires, and retired enjoying life aboard their yachts down in the Caribbean.
It’s all noise and employment for the financial media.
Stay in the market, ignore the swings except to buy more during panics.
Well said. The narrative may also be shifting because Woke Corporate Media realizes they need to dump Dementia Joe and they need to work fast, now.
Get ready for double digit interest rates. Is going to be a bitch of a ride.
buy everything you’d want now.
while rates are still low.
Wife got a new car, we got the lowest rate we could on the house and paid off credit cards.
if the SHTF we’re good for 15 years or so..
if it doesn’t. we’re still good.
Took some bond-short profits today, still letting some ride. 10yr looks a little tired here, due for a little pullback maybe.
Energy still amazing though it jumped on a temporary blip today due to the Houthi drone attack. It should shed latest gain if there are no quick follow-up attacks. Russia sending no nat gas through its pipeline to Europe in February, that should get interesting.
The Feds did it only for political reason to keep interest only payments on the Governments Dept lower. A by-product lower Mortgage rates for the wealthy that can afford a house. The little guy not on the welfare payroll be damned.
Awesome! So when does this overvalued housing market crash?
“Our kid closed on a house last month with a 30 year fixed rate of 2.875% or 3%. Either way, we may not be seeing those rates for a while”
I’m so glad my 93 year old Dad finally went into Asst Living in Nov. so that we could sell his 1770 sq foot house in Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) Bought in 1996 for 162k, he accepted an offer literally 2 hours ago for 812k. One Navy Vet. selling to another much younger retired Navy Vet.
Nice, glad that all worked out, congratulations.
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