Be in the know. 15 key reads for New Year’s Day…

  1. Mortgage Rates End 2025 at a Yearly Low, Signaling Relief for 2026 Buyers (barrons)
  2. Trump Promises ‘Aggressive’ Housing Reforms in 2026. Here’s What We Know So Far (yahoo)
  3. What to expect from the housing market in 2026—and the 10 major cities where prices could fall the most (cnbc)
  4. Economist Mark Zandi sees the Fed surprising with three rate cuts in first half of 2026 (cnbc)
  5. Trump Delays New Tariff Hike on Furniture, Kitchen Cabinets (bloomberg)
  6. “Zootopia 2” breaks record to become top-grossing Disney animation film (reuters)
  7. Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025 (nytimes)
  8. Xi Touts China’s AI, Chip Wins In Triumphant New Year’s Speech (bloomberg)
  9. Investors Have Cut China’s Internet Giants Down to Size (wsj)
  10. Hong Kong home prices rise for sixth consecutive month, setting stage for 2026 rebound (scmp)
  11. Hong Kong and mainland China stocks finish year with world-leading gains (scmp)
  12. Robo-Taxis and Home Runs? 40 ’Forgotten’ Stocks for 2026. (barrons)
  13. New Made-in-USA Cars Qualify for Trump Tax Perk, IRS Says (bloomberg)
  14. Warren Buffett hands over Berkshire Hathaway’s reins to Greg Abel (ft)
  15. Boeing awarded $2.7 billion contract for Apache helicopter support, Pentagon says (reuters)