Tepid Inflation and Retail Sales Keep Rates Flat Core CPI inflation, which excludes the volatile food and energy components, was 2.2% higher than a year ago, down from a 2.3% annual rate in February, and below the consensus forecast.
[Mortgage Minute] Week of Jan. 18, 2016
Rates Dip As China Slips Investors have grown more concerned that economic growth, particularly in China, will slow more rapidly than expected.