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5 min readPresident Trump said any damage to ships in the ongoing conflict with Iran will be paid for using frozen Iranian assets, calling it “the fair and equitable thing to do” in a post online. That declaration came as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, and as the Houthis threatened to shut down another key trade route after Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The escalating situation has sent oil prices surging, which in turn hammered airline stocks on a rough trading day because of the direct link to jet fuel costs.
The oil price spike is rippling through the broader economy in a less obvious way: through the mortgage market. Fuel prices are driving up the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond, which in turn has boosted mortgage rates. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage hit 6.58%. The mechanism is straightforward — the cost of oil feeds into the cost of shipping virtually everything, raising inflation concerns, and those concerns push the government bond yields higher, making home loans more expensive.
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- 1 (00:29) **Trump Threatens to Seize Iranian Assets for War Damage** - President Trump says any damage to ships in the Iran War will be paid for with frozen Iranian assets.
- 2 (00:55) **Oil Prices Surge, Hitting Airline Stocks** - Rising oil prices, driven by geopolitical tensions, cause a rough trading day for airline stocks due to jet fuel costs.
- 3 (01:12) **Mortgage Rates Rise on Higher Fuel Prices** - The surge in oil prices is driving up the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond, boosting mortgage rates.
- 4 (01:45) **Rubio and Lavrov Meet Briefly on Ukraine** - Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for just over half an hour.
- 5 (02:18) **Education Department Reverses "Disparate Impact" Policy** - The Trump administration drops an Obama-era civil rights policy that held schools liable for unintentional discrimination in discipline.
- 6 (03:13) **Homicide Rate Drops in 30 U.S. Cities** - Data shows a decrease in the homicide rate across 30 American cities in 2026 compared to 2025.
- 7 (03:25) **Federal Advisors Review Controversial Peptides** - Health advisors meet to review unapproved peptide injections, a wellness trend promoted by influencers.
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