"Although the labor market continues to strengthen and is likely beyond what the committee deems full employment, inflation has slowed noticeably since the last meeting," BBVA economists Nathaniel Karp and Boyd Nash-Stacey said in an analysis Friday. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans were steady, 15-year fixed-rates ticked higher, and 5/1 ARMs were unchanged, according to a NerdWallet survey of daily mortgage rates published by national lenders Monday morning.