Mortgage Rates Stay Steady After GDP

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Mortgage rates were very close to unchanged despite market volatility surrounding the release of today's GDP figures. GDP can occasionally cause a significant response in mortgage rates, and that's especially true of the "advance" release. That's due to the fact that the "advance" release is the first look at GDP for any given quarter. Subsequent releases merely revise the previous quarter's result. Moreover, the Commerce Department implements revisions once a year that greatly affect past GDP reports. So not only are we getting the first look at last quarter's GDP, but also a potentially significant revision to GDP numbers over the past 2+ years. Today's revisions painted a generally weaker picture of economic growth since 2012. But the most recent quarter showed slightly stronger inflation...(read more)

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Source: http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/493128.aspx

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