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Tri Pointe Homes stock jumps nearly 9% as mortgage-bond move lifts homebuilders; CPI is next

Tri Pointe Homes stock jumps nearly 9% as mortgage-bond move lifts homebuilders; CPI is next

Tri Pointe Homes shares surged 8.7% to $35.42 Friday after President Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities purchases to lower mortgage rates. Other homebuilder stocks also rallied. Freddie Mac reported the average 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.16% this week. Traders await Tuesday’s U.S. CPI report for the next move in rates.
Lennar stock jumps nearly 9% on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond push — what to watch next

Lennar stock jumps nearly 9% on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond push — what to watch next

Lennar Corp surged 8.85% to $119.25 Friday, leading U.S. homebuilders higher after President Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move aims to offset the Fed’s MBS roll-off. Analysts expect the plan to lower mortgage rates by 10–25 basis points. Wall Street questioned whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will remain under government control.
Meritage Homes stock jumps 10% on Trump mortgage-bond order — what to watch next week

Meritage Homes stock jumps 10% on Trump mortgage-bond order — what to watch next week

Meritage Homes surged 10.4% to $75.45 after President Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases, aiming to lower rates. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will handle the buys, but details remain unclear. New housing data showed single-family starts up 5.4% in October, while permits dipped 0.5%. The Consumer Price Index for December is due Jan. 13.
Home Depot stock pops on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond order — what Wall Street watches next

Home Depot stock pops on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond order — what Wall Street watches next

Home Depot shares jumped 4.2% to $374.64 Friday after President Donald Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage-bond purchases, sparking a rally in housing-linked stocks. The Philadelphia Housing index rose 4.8%. Analysts said the plan may cut mortgage rates by up to 0.15 percentage point. Investors await the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and Home Depot’s Feb. 24 results.
Opendoor stock jumps 13% as Trump orders $200B mortgage bond buys — what investors watch next

Opendoor stock jumps 13% as Trump orders $200B mortgage bond buys — what investors watch next

Opendoor Technologies shares jumped 13.2% to $7.29 Friday after President Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases. The stock saw heavy trading, with 167 million shares changing hands. Analysts said the move could lower mortgage rates, boosting housing stocks including Rocket Companies, Lennar, and D.R. Horton. Investors await details on the bond buys and Opendoor’s next earnings report, expected Feb. 26.
Mortgage rates today hold near 6.2% as D.R. Horton stock slides before jobs report

Mortgage rates today hold near 6.2% as D.R. Horton stock slides before jobs report

D.R. Horton shares fell 3.6% premarket after Citizens downgraded the homebuilder, citing aggressive earnings estimates and inventory risks. The average U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rate edged up to 6.163%. Lennar dropped 2.3% and the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF lost 2.4%. Traders awaited Friday’s U.S. jobs report, seen as a key driver for rates.
JPMorgan slashes KB Home target to $50 as Wall Street flags weaker 2026 returns

JPMorgan slashes KB Home target to $50 as Wall Street flags weaker 2026 returns

JPMorgan cut its KB Home price target to $50 from $71 and lowered 2026 and 2027 earnings estimates after the company’s fiscal Q4 report. KB Home’s 2026 return on equity is projected at 6%, down from 11% in 2025. Shares fell 0.3% to $57.16 in morning trading. Fiscal Q4 earnings per share dropped to $1.92 from $2.52 a year earlier, with revenue down 15.5% to $1.69 billion.
US 10-Year Treasury Yield Skyrockets to 17-Year High – Markets and Mortgage Rates on Edge

US 10-Year Treasury Yield Skyrockets to 17-Year High – Markets and Mortgage Rates on Edge

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield jumped to 4.01% on Oct. 17, 2025, its highest in nearly 17 years, after briefly spiking to 4.85% on hot inflation data. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 6.23%. Wall Street closed higher, but volatility increased and gold prices fell. Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled a possible end to balance-sheet runoff but stressed caution as inflation persists.

Stock Market Today

  • AI Infrastructure Boom Drives Surge in Stocks ALAB, VRT, CRWV Amid Data Center Spending
    June 28, 2026, 8:15 PM EDT. AI infrastructure spending is accelerating, highlighted by Nvidia's 92% year-over-year data center revenue rise. Beneficiaries include Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB), with shares up 357% in a year as demand for high-speed networking grows, posting $308 million in Q1 revenue. CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) saw Q1 revenue double to $2.1 billion, backed by a $100 billion backlog, expanding AI-ready data centers rapidly. Vertiv Holding (NYSE: VRT) supplies power management and cooling systems to AI data centers, with 30% revenue growth in Q1 and $13.8 billion full-year revenue guidance. These companies are poised to capitalize on the investment cycle underpinning AI data center expansion, despite some risks such as customer concentration at CoreWeave.

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