Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7 percent The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 7. 03 percent this week, up from 6. 95 percent last week, according to data from Freddie Mac.

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