Historical Year Data · 1990

30Y Mortgage Rate in 1990

30Y Mortgage Rate opened 1990 at 9.83% and closed at 9.68%, a -1.53% move for the year. The high of 10.67% was reached on May 4, and the low of 9.56% on December 14.

Open

9.83%

1990-01

9.68%

52 data points

High

10.67%

May 4

Low

9.56%

Dec 14

Full Year Change

-1.53%

1989 Change

-9.44%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	9.83%	10.05%	10.05%	9.80%	+2.24%
Feb	10.17%	10.31%	10.31%	10.10%	+1.38%
Mar	10.23%	10.22%	10.34%	10.22%	-0.10%
Apr	10.26%	10.56%	10.56%	10.25%	+2.92%
May	10.67%	10.33%	10.67%	10.33%	-3.19%
Jun	10.29%	10.15%	10.29%	10.10%	-1.36%
Jul	10.06%	9.98%	10.11%	9.98%	-0.80%
Aug	9.84%	10.24%	10.29%	9.84%	+4.07%
Sep	10.19%	10.22%	10.22%	10.13%	+0.29%
Oct	10.08%	10.17%	10.24%	10.08%	+0.89%
Nov	10.13%	9.90%	10.13%	9.90%	-2.27%
Dec	9.81%	9.68%	9.81%	9.56%	-1.33%

Events During 1990

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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