Trump Directs $200 Billion Purchase of Mortgage-Backed Securities

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities. This measure aims to lower mortgage interest rates and make housing more affordable for citizens. The risk premium on new bonds has already decreased.

On Thursday, mortgage-backed securities prices rose compared to Treasury bonds after U.S. President Donald Trump said he is directing the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities. The risk premium on newly issued mortgage-backed securities fell by about 0.1 percentage points from the start of the session to reach around 1.01 percentage points. Shortly after, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Polt, stated that the president...Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that he is instructing his representatives to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities, aiming to lower mortgage interest rates and make housing affordable for everyone.

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