Be in the know. 11 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Mortgage Rates Dip To 3-Year-Lows As Home-Sellers Outnumber Buyers (zerohedge)
  2. How to End Mortgage Lock-In and Get Americans Moving Again (wsj)
  3. Trump promised ‘aggressive’ housing reform next year. Here’s what to expect for home prices in 2026 (cnn)
  4. Altra Global Brand President Jen McLaren Reflects on 2025, Looks Ahead to 2026 (shopeatsurf)
  5. How China’s Singles Are Quietly Reshaping Consumer Spending (barrons)
  6. The Outlook for Chinese Stocks and Economy Hinges on the U.S. (barrons)
  7. ‘It’s been an expensive year’: Meituan counts cost of China’s delivery wars (ft)
  8. Why China’s Hangzhou has become a hotbed for billion-dollar tech startups (cnbc)
  9. Intel stock soars— but ‘everything hinges’ on what comes next (yahoo)
  10. Discounters and Resale Platforms Lead the Retail Pack in Resilient Holiday Season (barrons)
  11. After 2 straight misses, this year’s ‘Santa Claus rally’ is off to a solid start. Why it matters for investors. (marketwatch)