October 16, 2026
Morning Brief, Oct 16: 30-year mortgage rate holds to 7.40%
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Energy▼ -1.58%
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30-year mortgage rate holds to 7.40%
30-year fixed, week of Oct 15
7.4%- 0.00 pts
- Last week: 7.40%.
- 15-year fixed: 6.71% (-0.02 pts).
Source: Freddie Mac PMMS
Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
- U.S. Census Bureau · Oct 15
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Retail and food services sales rose
Monthly sales change
0.8%
- Retail and food services sales were $745.0 billion in September 2026.
- This was up from the previous month.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau