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# July CPI Eases Mortgage-Rate Risk, But Doesn’t Promise Relief
- URL: https://blockyard.ghost.io/july-cpi-eases-mortgage-rate-risk-but-doesnt-promise-relief/
- Published: 2026-08-13T11:35:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-15T14:01:53.000Z
- Description: Inflation cooled for a second consecutive month in July, easing one of the pressures that pushed mortgage rates higher this summer without yet giving the housing market a clear path to lower borrowing
- Author: Hans Michel
- Tags: loantrust.ai, news, breaking

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**BREAKING** — National Mortgage Professional reports that inflation cooled for a second consecutive month in July, offering a slight reprieve from the pressures that drove mortgage rates higher earlier this summer. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index rose just 0.1% in July following a 0.4% decline in June, with consumer prices now 3.4% higher than a year ago. While this data suggests a stabilization in economic trends, it stops short of guaranteeing a clear path toward lower borrowing costs for the housing market in the immediate future.

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**Source:** [National Mortgage Professional](https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/july-cpi-eases-mortgage-rate-risk-doesnt-promise-relief?ref=blockyard.ghost.io), “July CPI Eases Mortgage-Rate Risk, But Doesn’t Promise Relief”. [Read the original →](https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/july-cpi-eases-mortgage-rate-risk-doesnt-promise-relief?ref=blockyard.ghost.io)

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