Mortgage Rates Hit 3-Year High; Oil, Gold Slip

“Al Jazeera reports US mortgage rates hit a three-year high, pushing applications to their lowest since February 2025.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Market Hours
Published 2:39 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Al Jazeera: “US mortgage rates hit their highest level in three years”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 2:39 PM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: US.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAl Jazeera reports US mortgage rates hit a three-year high, pushing applications to their lowest since February 2025.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWTI oil is down one point two three percent at eighty-eight thirty-four.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExpensive mortgages just mean the housing market is playing hard to get, Hank. Gold is down too. Everything's on sale except houses.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree-year highs, Vera! Your dream home is now a hostage situation with a lawn. The dollar's up point four percent, by the way.