So my 12 year old daughter asks, "Why is it that any time there is good news about the cheaper they also say that there is pressure on mortgage rates to rise? Why does the good news also mean bad news?"
A fair question in my opinion. Scan the headlines - "Jobless Numbers Down - Pressure on Mortgage Rates", "Promised Tax Cuts may see increase in Mortgage Rates", "Third Successive regular Economic increase figures see Mortgage Rates set to Rise". Then, of course, there are other factors totally out of our control which can also affect mortgage rates such as the new global liquidity and prestige urgency emanating from the Us economy.
Calculate Mortgage Interest
Mortgage rates are influenced by the legal interest rate or Target Cash Rate as set by the support Bank. When the support Bank changes the legal rate and in turn, mortgage rates, it is attempting to affect expenditure in the economy. When expenditure exceeds production, inflation results. Therefore mortgage rates are used as a tool to control inflation as a part of monetary policy.