US MBA mortgage applications fell -12.7% in the week ended September 26, with the purchase mortgage sub-index down -1.0% and the refinancing sub-index down -20.6%. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose +12 bp to 6.46% from 6.34% in the prior week.Stocks initially moved lower on Wednesday due to the US government shutdown, following lawmakers' failure to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government. The dollar index fell to a one-week low on Wednesday, and gold prices climbed to a record high a ...