Rates were falling for the past year until the war with Iran drove them back up. Now worries about inflation — and what the Federal Reserve might do with rates — are driving them higher.
Published August 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
Mortgage rates have hit their highest level in a year.
They were falling for the past year until the war with Iran drove them back up. Now worries about inflation — and what the Federal Reserve might do with rates — are driving them higher.
NPR’s Stephan Bisaha reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 3 | US borrowing costs hit 19-year high as Fed defies inflation fears | 0 | 9.27 | 30-07-2026 |
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| 5 | How the Fed’s Interest Rate Increase Affects Your Finances | 0 | 8.26 | 16-09-2026 |
| 6 | Iran-Krieg treibt Immo-Zinsen hoch - was jetzt zu tun ist | 0 | 16.67 | 31-03-2026 |
| 7 | US economy enters higher-rate era as inflation, AI boom persist | 0 | 11.1 | 21-09-2026 |
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| 9 | US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise | -2 | 7 | 09-07-2026 |
| 10 | Interest rate rises loom this year as Iran conflict escalates | 0 | 8.14 | 26-07-2026 |