Weekly Mortgage Rates Flat on Heels of So-So Jobs Report
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The coverage treats flat mortgage rates as a comforting pause after a “so-so” jobs report, as if the story is mostly about market mood. That framing skips the bigger problem: families cannot plan when Washington keeps turning basic governance into a stop-and-go experiment, then acts surprised when data gets distorted. A shutdown that cancels or delays federal reports is not just “chaos” for analysts.
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For those of us monitoring mortgage rates and the overall economy, the last few months of 2025 were marred by chaos. This was thanks to a long government shutdown (which canceled or delayed much of fall’s federal data), as well
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The coverage treats flat mortgage rates as a comforting pause after a “so-so” jobs report, as if the story is mostly about market mood. That framing skips the bigger problem: families cannot plan when Washington keeps turning basic governance into a stop-and-go experiment, then acts surprised when data gets distorted.
A shutdown that cancels or delays federal reports is not just “chaos” for analysts. It undermines public trust in economic signals, invites bad policy guesses, and leaves buyers and small lenders navigating fog. Conservatives are not asking for perfect numbers, but for competent governance that keeps the lights on and the metrics credible.
The point is fairness for working households and institutional stability. Mortgage rates will move when markets move. Government should not be the variable that makes reality harder to measure.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.