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Economist Answers: When Will Mortgage Rates Go Down?
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the American economy. Are gas and food prices ever going back down? Is the Fed just a private bank or is it owned by the government? What are the best ways to tell if money is real? Answers…
@rickylyons9389
August 11, 2026 at 1:10 pm
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@MadisonParker-v2l
August 11, 2026 at 1:19 pm
I enjoyed this a lot, it’s simple but good
@eldiablo303
August 11, 2026 at 1:59 pm
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@Ms.Ace8
August 11, 2026 at 1:40 pm
lol – we know housing has gone up relative to goods – the big question is when will the market crash enough that people can afford houses again 🥺🥺 or alternatively when will wages go up enough to be able to match the inflation.
@PoohPeePete
August 11, 2026 at 3:20 pm
Never. It’s all a scam. The whole system needs to fail so we can start fresh.
@williamthompson5190
August 11, 2026 at 8:37 pm
When retards quit buying $75,000 trucks.
@soapdispens3r
August 11, 2026 at 2:16 pm
When will the fed stop buying mortgage backed securities? When will the fed stop printing money to bail out silicon valley bank? How about everyone check out the delta of the M2 money supply. Hes just doing PR to take blame off the FED.
@vargr616
August 11, 2026 at 3:07 pm
people will afford a house and be able to start families when we finally had enough and will topple the epstein class, the billionaires, the traitors and the leeches in the society.
so never.
@Andrew-cm5tc
August 11, 2026 at 4:07 pm
The fed is expected to raise rates several more times.
@rogerharwood861
August 11, 2026 at 4:08 pm
Excellent short. Cut the ending off as per usual
@RadarFives
August 11, 2026 at 4:27 pm
Way to not answer the question. haha
@VMP215
August 11, 2026 at 5:07 pm
The point was he can’t answer it.
@mattwith2tees
August 11, 2026 at 7:26 pm
You literally need to watch it again because it went right over your head.
@ericisandroid8062
August 11, 2026 at 4:58 pm
That wasnt an answer
@husky2003
August 11, 2026 at 8:30 pm
If the Fed cuts Fed Funds rate too soon they could actually increase mortgage rates, as the markets may increase their inflation expectations. If they wanted to, the Fed could use their balance sheet operations to lower mortgage rates by buying MBS and Treasury securities. It has to be big though. The $200 billion they announced in January didn’t do much.