What will an Economic Recovery Due to Mortgage Rates

The hype this week as a result of Bernake louding that the economy will show significant signs of recovery by the end of this year will put pressure on mortgage rates!

Rates are still at Record Lows ---for the moment!

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Improved Economic Outlook

Increased optimism about the pace of an economic recovery helped the stock market and hurt bond markets this week. As a result, mortgage rates ended the week a little higher. Mortgage rates are being pressured by concerns that an economic rebound will bring increased inflation sooner than recently thought.

Comments from Fed Chief Bernanke and generally stronger than expected economic data fueled upward revisions to the consensus economic forecast this week. In Tuesday's testimony to Congress, Bernanke offered his most optimistic economic outlook since the recession began. He expects economy activity to "bottom out, then to turn up later this year". He warned that the labor market may recover very slowly, but he expects that the Unemployment Rate will peak below 10%. He pointed to the decline in mortgage rates as a successful outcome of Fed programs and suggested that there have been signs that the housing market may be near a bottom. Housing sector data released during the week supported his view. Pending Home Sales, a leading indicator for the housing market, rose 3%, and Construction Spending posted gains as well.
In a typical economic recovery, the labor market is one of the last areas to turn around, and the pattern is expected to hold this year. The April Employment report showed that the economy lost -539K jobs, which was a large number but fewer than expected. The Unemployment Rate rose to 8.9% from 8.5% in March. The consensus outlook is that a pickup in the job market will lag an improvement in the overall economy by several months.