Learn more: How does the 10-year Treasury yield affect your finances? <\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, several economic data releases that can influence mortgage rates have been delayed due to the government shutdown. September\u2019s Consumer Price Index report, originally scheduled to be released on Wednesday, will now be published next week.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ongoing government shutdown has delayed several major economic data releases, which may have contributed to the narrow range for mortgage rate movements in recent weeks,\u201d Kara Ng, senior economist at Zillow Home Loans, said in a statement.<\/p>\n Although mortgage rates are holding steady near year-to-date lows, home sales have stayed slow this fall. Mortgage applications to purchase a home dropped 3% through Friday compared to a week earlier, while refinancings were down 1%, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data.<\/p>\n \u201cContinued economic uncertainty, including the effects of the ongoing government shutdown, was likely behind the declines in purchase and refinance applications,\u201d MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit said in a statement.<\/p>\n Learn more: 8 strategies for getting the lowest mortgage rates right now<\/a><\/p>\n Claire Boston<\/a> is a Senior Reporter for Yahoo Finance covering housing, mortgages, and home insurance.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Mind Your Money newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Click here for the latest personal finance news to help you with investing, paying off debt, buying a home, retirement, and more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo <\/strong><\/a>Finance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mortgage rates drifted slightly lower this week as fresh trade tensions rattled the global bond markets. The average…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":308750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[64,79,156177,49089,121787,59910,76608,14606,156178,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-308749","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-global-bond-markets","11":"tag-government-shutdown","12":"tag-mortgage-applications","13":"tag-mortgage-bankers-association","14":"tag-mortgage-rate","15":"tag-mortgage-rates","16":"tag-ongoing-trade-dispute","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115385354499978539","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Everything fine with China? President Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/John McDonnell) \u00b7 ASSOCIATED PRESS <\/p>\n