Mortgage Rates Officially at 6 Week Highs

Mortgage rates rose somewhat sharply yesterday to match the highest level since March 27th. They’re just a hair higher today, thus officially at 6-week highs.  Whereas yesterday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) didn’t have an obviously negative impact on rates, today’s Producer Price Index (PPI) did. Both are big inflation reports. CPI is typically much more likely to cause a reaction in rates, but PPI showed a much…