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| The Fed Thinks The Economy Is Improving And What It Means For Home Affordability Posted: 16 Oct 2009 07:45 AM PDT
Known as the "Fed Minutes", the report details the conversation and cross-currents that led to the Federal Reserve's decision to vote "unchanged" on the Fed Funds Rate after its last meeting. The Fed Minutes are the lengthy companion to the more famous, succinct post-meeting press release. As a comparison:
The extra level of details is a big deal because Wall Street is perpetually in search of clues about what the Federal Reserve is going to do next. In the past week, multiple Federal Reserve members hinted that the Fed Funds Rate may rise as early as April 2010. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke even alluded to it, too. The minutes revealed that the economy may improve even faster than was previously expected, too. These acknowledgements are part of the reason why mortgage rates are up. Because the Fed Funds Rate rises to accommodate a growing economy, the prospect of economic recovery is drawing money into the stock market and away from mortgage-backed bonds. Less demand for bonds means a lower prices which, in turn, leads to higher rates.  |
Mortgage rates are higher after the Federal Reserve released the internal notes of its September 22-23, 2009 meeting.| You are subscribed to email updates from Atlanta Real Estate -- Peter Bright, Mortgage Blogger To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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