President fires Federal Reserve Governor mortgage rates rise

President fires Federal Reserve Governor mortgage rates rise

What an insane 24 hours, a late night tweet on Tuesday announced the sudden firing of a Federal Reserve Governor essentially trying to eliminate the independence of the federal reserve while ensuring looser monetary policy.  Ironically the opposite occurred and...
Fed cuts rates half percentage, Why did mortgage rates rise?

Fed cuts rates half percentage, Why did mortgage rates rise?

The market was anticipating a much smaller cut by the federal reserve as inflation is still high and employment and spending is holding up.  The odds were about 75% for a smaller cut, but the federal reserve definitely surprised with a much larger cut of half a...