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Mortgage Rates Today, March 28, 2026: 30-Year Fixed Ends Week at Six-Month Highs as Yields Rise

Mortgage Rates Today, March 28, 2026: 30-Year Fixed Ends Week at Six-Month Highs as Yields Rise

Mortgage rates in the U.S. squeezed higher by week’s end—Freddie Mac put its benchmark 30-year fixed at 6.38% while Mortgage News Daily’s read was a steeper 6.64% on Friday. The two surveys differ in method, but this week, both tracked another bump in borrowing costs. The timing stings: just as the spring selling season kicked into gear, higher rates have pushed up monthly payments for buyers and made refinancing less attractive. Mortgage rates typically move with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, the key government benchmark for long-term borrowing. Lately, that yield’s been climbing, fueled by inflation worries tied to oil.
28 March 2026
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Mortgage Rates Today: This Week’s 30-Year Average Rises to 6.22%, Daily Quotes Top 6.5%

Mortgage Rates Today: This Week’s 30-Year Average Rises to 6.22%, Daily Quotes Top 6.5%

U.S. mortgage rates pushed higher for another week, complicating things for buyers as the spring selling season gets going. Freddie Mac’s 30-year fixed average ticked up 11 basis points to 6.22%—a mark not seen since Dec. 11. Over at Mortgage News Daily, the daily reading hit 6.53% on Friday, the loftiest since Sept. 3. This is key as demand has begun to pick up. Purchase applications and pending home sales are showing signs of life, according to Freddie Mac. Data from MBA puts last week’s purchase apps 12% above where they were a year ago. The NAR said February pending sales edged up 1.8% from January.
21 March 2026
US Stock Market This Week: S&P 500 Hits Six-Month Low as Oil Shock Knocks Out Rate-Cut Hopes

US Stock Market This Week: S&P 500 Hits Six-Month Low as Oil Shock Knocks Out Rate-Cut Hopes

Stocks in the U.S. wrapped up the week facing renewed selling on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing at a six-month low and notching its fourth consecutive weekly decline. The S&P 500 dropped 1.51% to 6,506.48. The Nasdaq slipped 2.01% and the Dow was down 0.96%. On the week, the S&P 500 surrendered 1.9%, and both the Dow and Nasdaq gave up just over 2%. This week, the rates narrative took a sharp turn. Investors, who not long ago were bracing for rate cuts, spent the past two sessions scrapping those bets. Now, they’re even weighing the possibility of a Fed hike before year-end. U.S. crude stuck near $98, Brent hovered at $112, and the 10-year Treasury yield pressed up to 4.38%. That matters: higher yields drive up borrowing costs and chip away at the appeal of stocks—especially pricey growth names—versus bonds.
21 March 2026
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Rithm Capital Stock Price Hits Fresh 52-Week Low as Rising Rates Hammer Mortgage REITs

Rithm Capital Stock Price Hits Fresh 52-Week Low as Rising Rates Hammer Mortgage REITs

Rithm Capital hit a new 52-week low on Friday, sliding 3.3% to $8.77 after dipping as low as $8.43. Volume soared—roughly 121.9 million shares changed hands, dwarfing the 10-day average of 7.9 million. This shift lands right where Rithm operates—deep in the market’s rate-sensitive sector. On Friday, U.S. rate futures priced in about a 25% shot at a Fed hike by December. The 10-year Treasury yield hovered around 4.39%, a quick reversal from the softer-rate positioning traders favored just days earlier.
20 March 2026
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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Keeps One 2026 Cut on Table as Inflation Outlook Climbs

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Keeps One 2026 Cut on Table as Inflation Outlook Climbs

The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged Wednesday, sticking with its projection for a single quarter-point cut in 2026. Policymakers also raised their inflation forecast. The benchmark rate stays in the 3.50% to 3.75% band. This comes as the Fed weighs whether a renewed oil spike and stronger pipeline inflation could leave price pressures stubbornly high, right when the job market is losing steam. U.S. producer prices jumped 0.7% in February, up 3.4% over the past year. Oil, now trading above $100 a barrel on war with Iran, complicates any timeline for policy easing.
18 March 2026
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Federal Reserve Poised to Hold Rates as Iran Oil Shock and Hot Inflation Data Delay Cuts

Federal Reserve Poised to Hold Rates as Iran Oil Shock and Hot Inflation Data Delay Cuts

Fed officials look set to hold rates steady Wednesday, with rising oil prices fueled by conflict with Iran and recent stronger inflation data complicating prospects for a rate cut this year. Brent crude has pushed past $108 a barrel—an uptick that could make policymakers more cautious about signaling future easing, a shift from their tone just weeks back. The focus shifts from the hold to what the Fed’s updated projections reveal about divisions over the next step. March 17-18 brings one of the projection meetings, with the policy announcement slated for 2 p.m. EDT. Chair Jerome Powell heads to the podium at 2:30 p.m.
18 March 2026
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National Australia Bank (NAB) Stock Price Slides as Oil Shock Revives RBA Hike Bets

National Australia Bank (NAB) Stock Price Slides as Oil Shock Revives RBA Hike Bets

National Australia Bank Ltd shares wrapped up Thursday at A$46.40, slipping roughly 2% from Wednesday’s A$47.32. A new jolt in oil prices rattled the market, sparking a selloff in Australian bank stocks and fueling renewed speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia could hike rates again next week. NAB shares had recently hovered just shy of a record, buoyed by last month’s robust first-quarter update. Now, after slipping roughly 3% from the A$47.96 peak reached on Feb. 18, investors are left gauging a shifting macro landscape versus one of the sector’s standout earnings runs.
13 March 2026
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SoFi Stock Price Falls Today as Oil Near $100 Revives Rate Fears

SoFi Stock Price Falls Today as Oil Near $100 Revives Rate Fears

SoFi Technologies slipped about 3% in early Thursday trading, changing hands at $17.94 after a near-matching low of $17.915—underperforming the broader tech pullback. Oil prices edged toward $100 a barrel and the Nasdaq shed 1.38%, darkening hopes for swift U.S. rate cuts. SoFi catches the brunt here. The company, which started in student loan refinancing and now juggles digital banking, investing, and tech, still trades like a high-beta stock—its moves get exaggerated whenever the mood shifts. In January, Reuters pointed out that strong demand for loans and robust fee income boosted Q4 results. But Thursday told a different story: investors pulled back fast as rate expectations soured.
12 March 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Drops 1.3% as $100 Oil Revives RBA Rate-Hike Fears

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Drops 1.3% as $100 Oil Revives RBA Rate-Hike Fears

Australian stocks took a sharp dive Thursday, the S&P/ASX 200 sliding 1.3% to close at 8,629.00. Oil’s sprint past $100 a barrel—fueled by attacks on Middle East tankers—clipped a brief two-day rally and triggered a pullback in both banks and miners. Energy shares bucked the drop, finishing stronger than the rest. Traders are shifting their bets on next week’s Reserve Bank of Australia call, following February’s move to lift the cash rate to 3.85%. The RBA meets again March 16–17. The benchmark is already off over 6% for March, pacing for the steepest monthly drop since September 2022.
12 March 2026
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NatWest Mortgage Rates Rise Again as UK Rate-Cut Hopes Crumble

NatWest Mortgage Rates Rise Again as UK Rate-Cut Hopes Crumble

NatWest Group Plc is once more bumping up mortgage rates, this time for certain current customers and those looking to increase their borrowing, according to broker notifications. The changes kick in Tuesday, just days after NatWest pushed up pricing on its new mortgages. Mortgage Introducer says the bank has confirmed rate hikes for both existing-customer and additional-borrowing products, effective March 10. That shift is significant: UK mortgage rates had briefly dipped, but snapped back quickly. Oil powering past $100 a barrel has jolted markets, sending UK government bond yields higher and shaking up investor expectations for the Bank of England. The Bank Rate sits at 3.75%, with a policy call coming up March 19.
9 March 2026
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National Australia Bank says offset accounts are booming as rate-hike talk returns

National Australia Bank says offset accounts are booming as rate-hike talk returns

National Australia Bank Limited reported Wednesday that close to 75% of its home-loan customers are now using offset accounts. The bank also pointed to a 98% jump in the number of offset accounts linked to new mortgages held by borrowers under 35, compared with a year ago. For a $500,000 loan at 5.42% over 30 years, NAB estimates an offset account can shave about $74,000 off the total interest bill. Home lending executive Denton Pugh described these accounts as a way to save “without needing big lifestyle changes.” The rate environment’s getting choppy again, and it’s showing up in consumer behavior. Instead of splurging, Australians appear to be holding onto cash. January’s household spending indicator climbed to A$78.98 billion, but annual growth eased to 4.6%—the slowest since last May, ABS figures via Reuters show. “Consumers tightened their belts at the start of 2026,” Oxford Economics Australia’s Harry McAuley said, with markets now factoring in a possible rate hike by May.
5 March 2026
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Barclays, HSBC shares slide again as oil shock upends UK rate-cut bets

Barclays, HSBC shares slide again as oil shock upends UK rate-cut bets

Shares of Barclays and HSBC slid further in London on Tuesday, with UK bank stocks taking another hit as tensions in the Middle East escalated. By 10 a.m. GMT, both banks had dropped roughly 4.5%, according to The Banker. https://www.thebanker.com/content/2198d087-d798-47ed-a3c0-1a8586f8961f This drop is hitting just as the UK’s rate outlook remains in flux, with banks making up a big chunk of the FTSE 100. On Tuesday, Britain’s main stock indexes suffered their sharpest single-day slide in nearly a year. Energy prices jumped again, reigniting fears about inflation and forcing investors to dial back bets on interest rate cuts. David Rees, head of global economics at Schroders, flagged the risk: “if higher energy prices squeeze real incomes and prevent the Bank from cutting rates, hopes would be dashed for a growth pick-up.” https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/london-stocks-slide-inflation-worries-ahead-uk-budget-update-2026-03-03/
4 March 2026
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Warsh’s Rate-Cut Path Gets Narrower as Oil Surge Forces Markets to Rethink the Fed

Warsh’s Rate-Cut Path Gets Narrower as Oil Surge Forces Markets to Rethink the Fed

Oil climbed again Tuesday, driven by escalating tensions between the U.S., Israel, and Iran. That uptick chipped away at expectations for U.S. interest-rate cuts, a shift that adds another hurdle for Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh. The timing’s tricky for both the central bank and the White House. President Donald Trump wants Warsh to take over from Jerome Powell as chair when Powell’s term wraps up in May. Trump’s also been calling for cheaper borrowing.
3 March 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • KOSPI Sinks to 7,769 After Semis Rout, KRX Hits Sidecar After Futures Drop
    July 1, 2026, 10:09 PM EDT. KOSPI tumbled under 8,000 on July 2, triggering a sell-side sidecar at the Korea Exchange (KRX) when futures lost 5% or more for over a minute. The index slid 6.43% to 7,769.16 in just minutes as semiconductor names like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, making up half the index, got hit hard. This is another trading pause for 2026, a year already eclipsing 2008 for volatility, with nearly 30 sidecars and five circuit breakers so far. Heavy losses in global chips showed up in U.S. trading too, as the VanEck Semiconductor ETF slid 5.4%. Investors stayed on edge with big moves still hitting this semiconductor-heavy market.
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