Mortgage Rates Rise Amid Renewed US-Iran Tensions

Mortgage rates increased to over 6.5% as tensions between the United States and Iran escalated, causing oil prices to rise above $80 a barrel. The 10-year Treasury yield spiked due to renewed geopolitical risks, which offset recent cooler inflation data that had briefly eased rate concerns.

By Claire Boston · Senior Reporter Thu, July 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM GMT+3 1 min read · Yahoo Finance · July 16, 2026, 16:03 UTC

Mortgage Rates Rise Amid Renewed US-Iran Tensions

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