Home Depot stock slips today as housing signals shift and Fed minutes loom
NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:43 ET — Regular session Home Depot (HD.N) shares fell 0.6% to $345.48 in late morning trading on Tuesday, extending a choppy run for housing-linked retailers as investors weighed fresh housing indicators and a key Federal Reserve update due later in the day. The move matters now because Home Depot’s sales tend to track housing activity and household confidence. When mortgage rates and home turnover shift, so does demand for big-ticket projects and contractor work. Markets are also in a year-end stretch where small changes in rate expectations can swing rate-sensitive stocks. The Fed’s minutes