Mark’s Market Update – 8/11/2022
The Consumer Price Index came in hot yesterday (by hot – that means that it came in below expectations) which automatically meant that *everyone* instantly thought that the 8.5% (instead of the expected 8.7%) was an indicator that we’re past inflationary economic pressures and that the Fed would instantly start backing off on their future rate increases.
Well – it grabbed headlines – but when you take a deeper look at the decrease in fuel prices (which are a big part of both the standard CPI and Producer Price Index (PPI) – yes – fuel decreased – but that’s probably 70 to 80% of the declines of both. In other words – one major component of both the CPI/PPI decreasing doesn’t mean that inflation is suddenly, and magically, fixed.
But – it was still a great headline. Remember what I said the week before last about clickbait…
So – the stock market surged, and mortgage rates saw a nice little gain yesterday but are giving some of that back today. 30-year fixed rates are trending between 5.375 to 5.75 – and remember, the average for mortgage rates during the last 20 years was just under 6.5%. Now’s the best time to buy, and we’re starting to see some supply/demand balance come into play. Whew.
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