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The Washington Clown Car and Mortgage Rates…Why Debt, Deficits, and Dysfunction Really Matter!

Another Shutdown Ended With Another On The Horizon! This Plays Into The Reasons Why Mortgage Rates Are Staying Higher For Longer!

I taped this video today because I am disgusted by the status quo in Washington! And I don’t say that as a Republican or as a Democrat.

I say that as a very concerned citizen!

The more we watch the lack of leadership in Washington, the more we have come to realize that it has become a caricature of the classic clown car, where 15 people, all clueless, emerge from a Volkswagen bug.

When it comes to bond yields, I also say this as a former bond analyst and bond trader for some of the formerly biggest firms on Wall Street…

Number one: Elections, whether local, state, or federal, have consequences!

Number two: ‘The bond market is its own animal, often called the ‘smart Money’, and it will drive longer-term yields to a level that traders and investors feel is commensurate with economic, inflationary, political (i.e. buying mortgage-backed securities), and geopolitical risks.’ (https://open.substack.com/pub/hallmarkabsservice/p/post-fed-decision-when-1-equals-700?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web).

You can read ‘A Government Shutdown! What Does Know-Like-Trust Have To Do With Interest Rates?’ for more context here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/hallmarkabsservice/p/a-government-shutdown-what-does-know?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Kevin Warsh, the nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, has been an inflation hawk in the past, but it’s hard to predict what he will be if he gets past Senate confirmation.

We’ve written extensively on this subject, and you can read some of the articles at the link below.

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Read ‘Post-Fed Decision: When 1% Equals $700 Billion, And Why Mortgage Rates Are At Risk!’ here
https://open.substack.com/pub/hallmarkabsservice/p/post-fed-decision-when-1-equals-700?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Read ‘Why Trump’s Selection Of Kevin Warsh For Fed Chair, Raises Questions About Interest Rates’ here
https://open.substack.com/pub/hallmarkabsservice/p/why-trumps-selection-of-kevin-warsh?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

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Michael Haltman 
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#dysfunction

Do You Ever Wonder

I wear many hats including company CEO, Board Chair of the combat veteran charity Heroes To Heroes Foundation and, the creator and host of the Do You Ever Wonder podcast.

My career has touched many positions and fields. After business school, I became a bond analyst, bond trader, and equity trader at some of the biggest firms on Wall Street.

I then started a commercial mortgage company, selling our paper to the CMBS market. That all ended when Lehman Brothers failed, and then along with my wife started the title insurance company Hallmark Abstract Service.

16-years after the financial crisis, here we are!