- Inflation targets were missed, necessitating the maintenance of high interest rates by central banks.
- FED monetary policy decisions, led by Powell, affected the housing market.
- The FED is awaiting inflation and employment data to gauge potential future rate cuts.
The FED set short-term interest rates on November 13, 2025, causing mortgage rates to move in the opposite direction and trending higher.
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What happened
The FED set short-term interest rates on November 13, 2025, causing mortgage rates to move in the opposite direction and trending higher.
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The FED is awaiting inflation and employment data to gauge potential future rate cuts.Also in this story
- The Fed has raised interest rates to combat persistent inflation in the economy.
- Wage growth data is influencing expectations regarding Federal Reserve interest rate decisions.
- Favorable inflation data on August 13, 2025, increased the probability of a Fed rate cut, impacting Meritage Homes.
- The FED is awaiting inflation and employment data, including PPI reports and labor market indicators, to gauge potential future rate cut paths.
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Related events
- FED policy is affecting the housing markets in Georgia and Atlanta, as tracked by Zillow.
- FED decisions are impacting borrowing costs tracked by Bankrate and mortgage rates reported by Freddie Mac, amid inflation fears stoked by the Middle East conflict. Trump is pressuring the central bank to slash rates.
- CNBC reports on FED rate decisions and their impact on the Main Street economy and SEC yields.
- Fed rate hike fears caused a market decline involving Nasdaq.
- Robin Brooks discusses how inflation data drives Fed policy decisions regarding rising interest rates and their impact on future profits.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- dsnewsFed Cuts, Higher Mortgage Rates: Atlanta Fed Explains the Disconnect - The MortgagePoint