On April 7, 2010,
in FOMC Minutes,
by Jehoshua Shapiro
From March’s Fed Minutes, it’s clear that the Fed’s concern about inflation is hugely diminished — a major plus for the mortgage bond market and mortgage rates.
On February 18, 2010,
in FOMC Minutes,
by Jehoshua Shapiro
The Fed Minutes is a follow-up document, delivered 3 weeks after an official FOMC meeting. It’s a companion piece to the post-meeting press release, detailing the debates and discussions that shaped our central bankers’ policy decisions. The Minutes is a terrific look into the Fed’s collective mind and, yesterday, Wall Street didn’t like what it saw.
On January 7, 2010,
in FOMC Minutes,
by Jehoshua Shapiro
Both mortgage rates and home affordability took a turn for the better Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released its December 15-16, 2009 meeting minutes.
