Every rate that touches an American household — mortgages, savings, Treasuries, inflation and fuel — pulled straight from government and Federal Reserve data, updated each morning.
Mortgage rates edged up to 6.66% on 30-year loans this week, continuing their recent stability around this level. On a typical $400,000 home purchase, this means monthly payments around $2,540. The small rate increase from the prior week adds roughly $3 to $5 to your monthly cost. For home shoppers or those considering refinancing, the rate environment remains essentially unchanged from a week ago.
More pressing for household budgets is inflation at 3.3% year-over-year, which steadily erodes the purchasing power of savings. The two-year Treasury yield of 4.2% barely keeps pace with inflation, providing minimal real returns. Core inflation, stripping out volatile food and energy, sits at 2.47%, suggesting some price pressure may be easing gradually.
The broader economy appears stable: unemployment sits at 4.1%, gas averages $4.09 a gallon, and stock markets remain calm with the VIX at 14.51. These figures point to steady economic conditions heading into fall.
National averages from the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, published weekly on Thursday.
The short-term rates that set what your savings account pays and what your debt costs.
What the US government pays to borrow across every maturity. Mortgage rates track the 10-year closely.
US Treasury constant-maturity yields, Aug 28, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Inflation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and pump prices from the Energy Information Administration.
Where retirement accounts and fuel budgets get moved around.
European Central Bank reference rates for Aug 28, 2026.
| Currency | 1 USD buys |
|---|---|
| Canadian Dollar (CAD) | 1.3854 |
| Euro (EUR) | 0.8589 |
| British Pound (GBP) | 0.7362 |
| Japanese Yen (JPY) | 159.6800 |
| Mexican Peso (MXN) | 16.9481 |
Every figure on this page is pulled automatically from a primary public source. Nothing is estimated or modeled by us.
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