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Persistently high mortgage rates will shrink securitization volume by dampening home sales and pushing more buyers toward all-cash purchases.
The latest leg higher came as elevated energy prices added to inflationary pressures and corporate new issues weighed on the market.
A 21.2% spike in the price of gasoline was the biggest contributor to a 0.9% increase in the Consumer Price Index in March, according to a Friday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency said other price increases were largely contained.
The request may reinforce a recent global trend that has seen the likes of India and Brazil lower their exposure to the world's biggest bond market amid growing doubts about the appeal of US assets.
CLIF Holdings' capital structure includes overcollateralization and a liquidity account of $1 million.
