U.S. 30-YR FIXED RATE MORTGAGE AVERAGES 6.37 PCT IN MAY 7 WEEK VS 6.30 PCT PRIOR WEEK-FREDDIE MAC

U.S.-based employers announced 83,387 job cuts in April, up 38% from March but down 21% from a year earlier, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The month marked the third-highest April total since 2009. Year-to-date layoffs reached 300,749, down 50% from the same period in 2025. Technology firms led cuts, often citing AI investment and innovation. AI was the top reason in April, driving 21,490 layoffs, or 26% of the total. Closings, cost-cutting, and restructuring also contributed significantly, while broader market and economic conditions remained the leading year-to-date driver of job reductions.

乘聯分會：4月特斯拉中國批發銷量79,478輛。