The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the week at 51,654.95, up 0.1% from 51,176.96 last week. It is up 7.47% year-to-date from 48,063.29 on December 31, 2025.

The S&P 500 closed the week at 7,811.54, up 1.2% from 7,722.72 last week. The S&P is up 14.1% year-to-date from 6,845.50 on December 31, 2025.

The Nasdaq closed the week at 27,366.17, up 0.6% from 27,190.86 last week. It is up 17.74% year-to-date from 23,241.99 on December 31, 2025.

US Treasury Bonds – The 10-year treasury bond closed the week yielding 5.24%, down slightly from 5.28% last week. The 30-year Treasury bond yield ended the week at 5.60% down slightly from 5.63% last week. We watch bond yields because mortgage rates follow bond yields.

Mortgage rates – Every Thursday, Freddie Mac publishes interest rates based on a survey of mortgage lenders throughout the week. The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey reported that mortgage rates for the most popular loan products as of October 8, 2026, were as follows:

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.4%, up from 7.28% last week. The 15-year fixed was 6.73%, up from 6.6% last week.

The graph below shows the trajectory of mortgage rates over the past year: