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Market Moment
Glen Eagle®: America’s Women-Owned Trading Desk®
1/26/2026
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Mortgage rates above 6% now account for 21.2% of all active residential mortgages (highest since 2015), while mortgages below 3% have fallen to 20% — the first time since 2019 that higher-rate mortgages outnumber ultra-low-rate loans. 1
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Since 1928, U.S. stocks have delivered about 10% annualized returns, outperforming gold, bonds, housing, and cash. Additionally, in four of the past five decades, stocks have produced above-average double-digit returns. *2
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China surpassed Japan in 2023 as the world’s largest auto exporter, shipping 7.1 million vehicles last year, up from 5.9 million the prior year. Now, Chinese car company BYD has overtaken Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller. 3
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A record 20.3% of new car buyers who financed purchases committed to monthly payments over $1,000 in Q4 2025, while the average financed car payment reached an all-time high of $772. 1
- MFS – “Beyond the News”
- A Wealth of Common Sense – “Historical Returns for Stocks, Bonds, Cash, Housing & Gold (2025)”
- Wall Street Journal – “Chinese EVs Blow Past Tesla and Tariffs En Route to Global Reign”
*Past performance is not indicative of future performance
Economic Calendar
Monday:
Durable-goods orders (Nov), Durable-goods minus transportation (Nov)
Tuesday:
Consumer confidence (Jan)
Wednesday:
FOMC interest-rate decision, Fed Chair Powell press conference
Thursday:
Initial jobless claims (Jan), U.S. trade deficit (Nov), U.S. productivity – revised (Q3), Wholesale inventories (Nov), Factory orders (Nov)
Friday:
Producer price index (Dec), Core PPI (Dec), PPI year over year, Core PPI year over year, Chicago Business Barometer (PMI) (Jan), St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speech, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speech
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US Markets*
S&P 6,955.00 +0.57%
DOW 49,317.00 +0.44%
NASDAQ 23,644.36
+0.61%
World Markets*
FTSE 10,158.59
+0.15%
NIKKEI 52,885.25 -1.79%
HANG SENG 26,765.52 +0.06%
*values as of 11 EST 1/26/2026
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Treasuries*
2 YR 3.596%
10YR 4.211%
30 YR 4.804%
Cryptocurrencies*
BTC-USD
87,352.58
-0.98%
ETH.CM
2,902.52
-0.77%
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Currencies*
Euro $1.1893
Pound $1.3500
Yen $153.7070
Commodities*
Gold 5,077.70
+1.97%
WTI Crude 60.56
-0.84%
Silver 111.13
+9.66%
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Upcoming Earnings Calls
Monday - NUE, RYAAY, BRO, STLD, WRB
Tuesday - UNH, RTX, BA, TXN, NEE
Wednesday - MSFT, META, TSLA, ASML, IBM
Thursday - AAPL, V, MA, CAT, SAP
Friday - XOM, CVX, AXP, VZ, REGN
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Client Focused Trading® for large institutions, pensions, hedge funds, wealthy families, and private equity for over 30 years.
Glen Eagle Wealth, LLC is a member FINRA and SIPC
This desk commentary is for informational purposes only
Carol Ann Fernandez
Rob Michel
Grier Vacek
Glen Eagle Wealth, LLC
4422C Route 27
PO Box 399
Kingston, NJ 08528
(609) 631-8231
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