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- The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.57% according to Mortgage News Daily. If rates continue to drop now, buyers could return to the housing market once again. “This mini banking crisis has to drive a change in consumer behavior in order to have a lasting positive impact on rates. It’s still all about inflation,” said Matthew Graham, chief operating officer at Mortgage News Daily.
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U.S. stocks turned mixed to close out the day up, which follows a sharp decline last week amid turmoil in the banking sector. The uneasiness that came after the recent collapses of SVB Financial and Silvergate Capital has been exacerbated by the closure of Signature Bank in New York over the weekend. In M&A news, Pfizer confirmed that it reached an agreement to acquire cancer drug maker Seagen in a transaction valued at about $43 billion.
Treasury yields tumbled, and the U.S. dollar dropped, while crude oil prices saw pressure, and gold rallied. The economic calendar was dormant today, but will heat up tomorrow as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will be released, beginning the development of the February inflation picture.
Asia finished mixed, with Chinese and Hong Kong markets rising, and European stocks fell amid heightened volatility due to the turbulence in the banking sector.
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Follow-Up: Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed last week. All eyes are now on First Republic Bank.
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