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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 38 MIN

Mortgage Rates Hit 6% — Is the Housing Market About to Explode?

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Mike Armstrong and Marc Fandetti react to a hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index report that extended the market selloff and pushed investors to reassess the path of inflation and interest rates. With the 10-year Treasury dipping below 4% and mortgage rates nearing 6%, they debate whether falling rates can revive housing — or if broader growth concerns are the bigger story.The hour also features CNBC’s Michael Santoli on the AI-driven market rotation and what could reignite momentum in big tech, plus analysis of Paramount’s blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Berkshire Hathaway’s new stake in The New York Times, and renewed concerns about risks building in private credit markets.

Mike Armstrong and Marc Fandetti react to a hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index report that extended the market selloff and pushed investors to reassess the path of inflation and interest rates. With the 10-year Treasury dipping below 4% and mortgage rates nearing 6%, they debate whether falling rates can revive housing — or if broader growth concerns are the bigger story.The hour also features CNBC’s Michael Santoli on the AI-driven market rotation and what could reignite momentum in big tech, plus analysis of Paramount’s blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Berkshire Hathaway’s new stake in The New York Times, and renewed concerns about risks building in private credit markets.

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Mike Armstrong and Marc Fandetti react to a hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index report that extended the market selloff and pushed investors to reassess the path of inflation and interest rates. With the 10-year Treasury dipping below 4% and...

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