Mortgage rates steady as oil and jobs data raise risk

“As long as this conflict continues, the impact on the economy and inflation numbers will be persistent,” Mohtashami wrote this week. “At some point, the bond market will be telling us the economy is getting hit hard, but as of right now, it’s not doing that, nor does it believe this conflict will last very long.”

Jobs market ‘slows to a crawl’

The Federal Reserve’s…