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camnora
on May 18, 2022
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The Fed's $2.7T mortgage problem
An increase of MBS offered on the market will cause mortgage rates to rise because there's too many loans for sale and not enough buyers. Buyers will demand higher and higher rates to make it worth their while.
m348e912
on May 19, 2022
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Someone/something has to be buying the MBSs today, wouldn't selling them on the market just increase potential buyers? Sorry that I'm not following.
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