Mortgage rates saw their biggest day-over-day decline of the past several weeks today in response to unexpected news regarding additional tariffs on China. Trump had previously been scheduled to meet with China's President Xi in 2 weeks, but today said there was no reason to do so and that the administration is currently calculating a massive increase in Chinese tariffs. Stocks and bonds immediately responded with the former moving lower and bonds rallying. When bonds rally, interest rates move lower, all else equal. Mortgage lenders use mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to d...
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