Tag Archive for: presidential elections

The Effect of the Election on Interest Rates

Rates fell yesterday as soon as investors digested the likely results of the midterm elections. As I often repeat, rates fall when investors expect the economy to weaken or when […]Read More

Elections Don’t Affect Rates; CFPB Maybe

Elections (either pending or completed) usually do not move interest rates, or at least in the way people might expect. Rates historically move either up or down prior to Presidential […]Read More