Mortgage Rates Tick Up Even as the Odds of a Fed Rate Hike Decline

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Redfin News reports that mortgage rates have continued their upward climb this week, even as fresh economic data made a Federal Reserve rate hike in October look less probable. The bond market, according to the outlet, remains jittery over the same set of concerns that have already pushed borrowing costs up by a percentage and a half since January. That disconnect, between what the Fed might do and what investors actually demand, is worth watching for anyone tracking the cost of financing.

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