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World Service,07 Oct 2026,26 mins

US mortgage rates highest since 2023

World Business Report

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Buying a home in America has just become even more expensive as mortgage rates have gone up for a seventh straight week to their highest level in nearly three years. We'll find out what's pushing the rate up further. We hear from the first black woman in the world to own and run a billion-dollar company who says she had to forgive herself for being 'black, female and smart' when setting up her business. And as Jaguar unveils its new electric car, can it put its ‘woke’ controversy behind it and win over drivers? (Picture: A picture taken with a drone shows single-family homes in Woodbridge, Virginia, USA Credit: JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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