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The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has dropped to 5.85%, its lowest level since early 2023, as cooling inflation and falling Treasury yields create the most favorable borrowing environment in three years for American homebuyers.
Mortgage rates have fallen to 5.85%, the lowest since 2023, active listings are up 10% year-over-year, and homes are taking 64 days to sell. The spring 2026 homebuying season could mark a turning point for buyers.
The Dollar Index has broken below 97 for the first time since 2022, down 9.2% over 12 months. Morgan Stanley expects further depreciation through mid-2026 as the Fed cuts rates and global capital rotates out of American assets.
DoorDash reports Q4 2025 earnings Wednesday with analysts expecting $0.58 EPS and $3.98 billion in revenue. The stock has fallen 44% from all-time highs as delivery fatigue and consumer caution test the industry.
After dropping 6% in 2025, average auto insurance premiums are climbing again in 35 states with the national average expected to reach $2,158 by year-end, and drivers in four states already face double-digit increases.
Beijing has deployed $51 billion in consumer subsidies and investment spending for 2026 as the longest Lunar New Year holiday in Chinese history tests whether stimulus can reignite domestic demand.
PepsiCo is cutting prices on Doritos, Lay's, and Cheetos by up to 15% while General Mills reduces costs on two-thirds of its products, marking the first major reversal of the inflation-era pricing strategy.
Used car prices are projected to decline 4% in 2026 as millions of off-lease vehicles return to the market, reversing years of pandemic-era inflation and giving buyers negotiating power they have not had since 2019.
Medicare Part B premiums surged 9.7% to $202.90 per month in 2026 while Social Security's COLA was just 2.8%, eroding one-third of the average benefit increase and leaving retirees with less purchasing power.
The Social Security Administration has shed 12% of its workforce under DOGE-driven restructuring, creating the largest disability claims backlog in a decade and leaving one staffer to serve 1,480 beneficiaries.
Homeowners insurance premiums have surged from $1,902 to $2,530 since 2020, with inland states like Minnesota, Iowa, and Vermont now facing coastal-style rate hikes as climate disasters reshape the insurance market.
The White House is reviewing tariffs on more than 400 steel and aluminum products, from ovens to drink cans, as affordability pressures mount and six House Republicans break ranks to oppose trade policy.