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Could a Bond Market Revolt Send Mortgage Rates Higher?
In this episode of the Mortgage Research Network Podcast, Tim Lucas examines whether growing anxiety in the bond market could send mortgage rates sharply higher. With the national debt crossing $40 trillion, long-term Treasury yields rising, and investors paying closer attention to inflation and federal spending, warnings about “bond vigilantes” have returned. But is the bond market genuinely revolting—or simply registering concern?
Tim explains why fixed mortgage rates are more closely connected to the bond market than to the Federal Reserve’s short-term policy rate. He breaks down the…
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