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Mark Malek discusses the factors driving mortgage rates beyond the Federal Reserve's actions.

Everyone blames the Federal Reserve for high mortgage rates—but that's not what's happening. Mortgage rates just climbed back to 6.6%, even though the Fed didn't raise rates at all. In this episode of Wall Street Truthbombs, Mark Malek explains the hidden force actually driving mortgage rates: exploding government borrowing, Treasury yields, and the growing federal deficit. You'll learn: • Why mortgage rates follow the 10-year Treasury—not the Fed Funds Rate • How nearly $10 trillion in Tr...

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