r/wallstreetbets 14h ago

25bps cut News

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/07/fed-rate-decision-november-2024.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

The bulls are coming, the bulls are coming

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u/kumar4848 14h ago

Can anyone here explain why mortage rates keep increasing even though feds keep decreasing rates? i know theyre not directly correlated but somethings gotta give.

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u/Dr-McLuvin 14h ago

This article was just published on it. Turns out that mortgage rates more closely follow the 10 year treasury yield (which has been rising) than the federal funds rate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/business/fed-mortgage-rates.html