Freddie Mac’s 6.66% average reflects oil shocks and a divided Fed, locking more owners in place and stretching first-time buyers as prices stay elevated.
Rivian beat estimates with $1.66 billion revenue and record $179 million gross profit as R2 deliveries began.
Meta raised 2026 CapEx to $130-145 billion and saw free cash flow sink to $784 million even as revenue jumped 28 percent.
Microsoft’s record market-cap jump and Amazon’s AWS acceleration show AI paying off, yet 30-year Treasury yields near multi-decade highs raise the cost of more.