Mortgage rates drop again, helped by tech rout and post-election trades
FROM THE WIRE · FINANCE.YAHOO.COM
Mortgage rates drifted down for the third consecutive week, following Treasury yields lower as investors sought safe-haven assets and began assessing the market implications of the Democratic Party's overwhelming victories in the midterm elections. The average 30-year fixed-rate…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishLower Treasury yields, driven by safe-haven flows and midterm expectations, are pushing mortgage rates down.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01The 30-year average fell to 7.18% from 7.24% a week earlier.
- 02The tech rout pushed the 10-year Treasury yield lower.
- 03Oil prices fell alongside yields.
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