The week began with a distinct absence of interest rate volatility, but things changed in a big way by Friday–at least in relative terms.
Source: Kevin Litwicki MBSLIVE
Slow Start for Rates Gives Way to Volatility With More to Come Next Week

After a rocky start to the year, things began to improve for rates and the inflation outlook in May. June took the improvement to the next level, but this week didn’t affect the bigger picture.
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June Shaping Up Nicely, But Bigger Tests Are Yet to Come

This week was hotly anticipated by investors due to the confluence of economic data and events. Depending on the outcome, interest rates stood to gain or lose quite a bit of ground. Thankfully, the news was almost all good.
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Big Inflation Victory Gets Rates Back to Lowest Levels Since March

Interest rates came into the current week with a bit of a bias, but the data pushed back… eventually.
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Wild Week in Response to Economic Data And There's More On The Way

This week got off to a late start as markets were closed on Monday for Memorial Day. Upon returning to the office, traders began pushing rates higher almost immediately.
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Plenty of Rate Volatility Despite Holiday-Shortened Week

It was largely a dull week for financial markets in terms of scheduled data and volatility, but numerous Fed speeches helped reiterate what the market thought it already knew.
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The Fed is No Longer Eager to Cut Rates And The Market Knows It

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most important economic report on any given month these days and it came out this week. Markets were happy to see that it merely matched expectations.
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Hotly Anticipated Inflation Data Keeps Hope Alive

In general, you should be skeptical any time someone says a future week will be more volatile. There’s really no way to know such things in advance, but this time is an exception.
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The Upcoming Week Will Be Significantly More Volatile

It was an action-packed week for the housing and mortgage market. Wednesday’s Fed announcement was the highlight, but we also got several economic reports that caused rate volatility. Thankfully, it was mostly the good kind.
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Despite Bigger Bumps, Fed Still Sees Path to Lower Rates

As 2024 has progressed, economic data–especially inflation data–have made it increasingly clear that rates will not be coming down nearly as soon as the Fed (and the market) expected.
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Expect Tougher Talk From The Fed After This Week's Inflation Data