Mortgage rates, though still well below their level a year ago, have edged up since the Iran war erupted. Here's why.

The war in Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home in America.

The 2-year Treasury yield rose on Thursday after new labor market data and as inflation fears linked to the U.S.-Iran war continued to sour sentiment.

The University of Michigan documented the shift in the nine days following the start of military operations in Iran. The Fed noticed, too.

President Donald Trump inflated his administration’s success in reducing inflation at his Feb. 24 State of the Union address, falsely claiming he inherited "record levels" from

UK central bank has left rates on hold, and warned that CPI inflation will be higher in the near term as a result of the ‘new shock to the economy’ from Iran war

March 20 (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan expects the Bank of England to hike interest rates by 25 basis points each in April and July, changing its stance of anticipating no change this year, after the central bank turned hawkish on higher inflation risks from the Middle East war.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made the decision to leave interest rates unchanged and not everyone agrees with the decision, including the White House. The latest inflation numbers -- 3.4%

The Bank of England is holding its main interest rate at 3.75% in the wake of the oil and gas price hikes following the start of the Iran war.

Wholesale inflation continued to increase, rising 0.7% in February, following a 0.8% jump in January. On an annual basis, the rate was 3.4%. Economists had forecast an increase of 0.3% in the measure,