In the first week of August, the average 30-year mortgage rate stayed mostly flat at 6.63% APR. This is three basis points lower than a week ago. A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point, and we calculate our weekly average using daily APRs provided by Zillow over the past five business days.This...
Mortgage interest rates are likely to move higher in August as the war in Iran appears to be intensifying. The war's outbreak initially spurred mortgage rates higher this spring, and rates' fates continue to be tied to news from the Middle East.It's true that the Federal Reserve didn't raise the funds rate at its July...
(The Center Square) – Michigan has joined Minnesota and other states across the country reporting cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems.
The ongoing war in Iran has created an expanding zone of risk for shipping, including for Saudi Arabia’s strategy of redirecting oil exports away from Hormuz.
(The Center Square) – During the 13th cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump’s second term, the president indicated he expects more back-and-forth strikes with Iran as he tells reporters he is “losing faith” in the Islamic Republic.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers haven’t stopped spending money since the Iran war drove up fuel prices, but many shoppers are reassessing what …
Americans have seen this cycle before: Gas prices surge, and family budgets feel it almost overnight.
WASHINGTON — Alabama congressional Republicans helped defeat a measure Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran, fol…
Some Europeans still visit Iran despite official warnings to stay away
Lennart Monterlos went missing in Iran last month
