Earnings from Walmart and other top retailers will give investors more clues on the housing market and how consumers are grappling with inflation

Investors will also get more details about the Fed's interest rate policy when the central bank releases minutes from the July meeting on Wednesday.

New ABS data shows the number of investor loans fell 8.6 per cent in the June quarter. But are investors permanently leaving the housing market?

Mortgage rates hit a recent low at the end of February but rose sharply at the start of the war with Iran. They are now at their highest level in over a year.

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Ecuador's state pension bank Biess has stepped up home lending, disbursing US$263.4 million in the first half of 2026 and tens of millions more through its Credicasa program.