The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans increased to 6.72% for the week ending July 10, up from 6.67% last week.

Trade wars causing a hiring freeze. Artificial intelligence taking human jobs away. An immigration crackdown shrinking the pool of available workers. There’s a lot to worry about U.S. jobs market these days.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe the U.S. central bank should cut interest rates at the end of this month amid mounting risks to the economy and the strong likelihood that tariff-induced inflation will not drive a persistent rise in price pressures.