What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 6th, 2019 May 6, 2019 George Duarte Financial Reports Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 6th, 2019 Last week’s economic news brought good news to U.S. consumers on several fronts. Mortgage rates fell and national unemployment fell to its lowest rate in 50 years. Inflation slowed and the Federal Reserve held its target federal funds rate steady.