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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 13th, 2025

January 13, 2025 by David Underwood

In the first FOMC Minutes of the year, the Federal Reserve signaled strongly that while officials remain vigilant for inflation exceeding their expectations, they have no plans to raise interest rates. Much of the apprehension among speculators is the monetary policy which could keep inflation higher than expected for some time. Meanwhile, unemployment reports indicate that the previous year remained stable, consistently staying below the annual high—a positive sign of a stronger job market.  However, this has been somewhat dampened by the recent reports of the Trade Deficit. Compared to the previous year, the trade gap has nearly doubled, potentially clashing with the policies introduced by the Trump Administration.

Unemployment Report

The Federal Reserve’s sharp half-point reduction in a key U.S. interest rate in September was driven in part by the unemployment rate rising to a post-pandemic high of 4.3% in July, from a cycle low of 3.4% a year and a half earlier. As it turns out, the jobless rate peaked at 4.2% in July. The government wiped away the 4.3% reading after annual revisions that incorporate more accurate information.

Trade Deficit

The U.S. trade deficit increased by 6%, reaching nearly $80 billion by late 2024. This marks a gap nearly double the size of what it was when Donald Trump first assumed the presidency eight years ago. For over three decades, high trade deficits have been a persistent challenge for U.S. presidents. Economists believe there is little Trump can do to significantly address the issue early in his second term.

Primary Mortgage Market Survey Index

• 15-Yr FRM rates saw an increase of 0.01% with the current rate at 6.14%
• 30-Yr FRM rates saw an increase of 0.02% with the current rate at 6.93%

MND Rate Index

• 30-Yr FHA rates saw an increase of 0.13% for this week. Current rates at 6.55%
• 30-Yr VA rates saw an increase of 0.12% for this week. Current rates at 6.57%

Jobless Claims

Initial Claims were reported to be 201,000 compared to the expected claims of 215,000. The prior week landed at 211,000.

What’s Ahead

With the Martin Luther King holiday next week, a very light release schedule is planned. The most significant among them are the Consumer Sentiment report and the U.S. Leading Economic Indicators data.

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: Financial Report, Jobless Claims, Mortgage Rates

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