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By Jess Sharp, Money live reporter
Every Friday we take an overview of the mortgage market with industry experts and round up the best rates with Moneyfactscompare.co.uk.
I bet you didn’t expect to start this week’s guide by reading about Donald Trump, but he has played a big part in what’s been happening with mortgage rates and interest rate forecasts.
The US president’s “liberation day” tariff announcements had a positive impact on UK mortgage rates, with the global economic chaos contributing to swap rates falling and a string of major lenders cutting their rates.
At one point, markets stopped talking about whether the Bank of England would cut the base rate at its next meeting on 8 May, and…
