30-Year Treasury HITS 5.33%: What It Means for Mortgage Rates

Aug 18, 02:07 PM
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Mortgage rates are moving today as the 30 year Treasury hits a 19 year high, oil prices climb, and new jobs and housing data shift the Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates.

In this episode of The Rate Update, Dan Frio breaks down:

Why the 30 year Treasury yield just hit a 19 year high and why that number is not your mortgage rate
The real bond that drives mortgage pricing and how to read it
Why oil prices are the single biggest driver of inflation and mortgage rates right now
How tariffs, government spending, and a Supreme Court ruling are adding pressure to rates
Today's jobs report, building permits, housing starts, and import and export prices
What the Federal Reserve is watching ahead of its next meeting
What Dan is telling his own clients to do right now if they are buying, building, or already own a home

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CHAPTERS
0:00 30 Year Treasury Hits a 19 Year High
1:35 Why Rates Are High: Oil, Tariffs & Government Spending
3:20 How Oil Drives Inflation & the Fed's Next Move
5:10 Today's Data: Jobs, Housing Starts & Import Prices
7:20 What Buyers, Builders & Homeowners Should Do Now

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This channel is for education and commentary only. Topics may include mortgage rates, real estate, housing, stocks, bonds, cryptocurrency, inflation, the Federal Reserve, and financial markets.

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