by calculated risk May 15, 2024 07:01:00 PM
Note: Mortgage interest rates are as follows: MortgageNewsDaily.com and for the top-level scenario.
Thursday:
• 8:30 a.m. ET; Number of housing starts For April. The consensus was 1.41 million SAAR, up from 1.321 million SAAR in March.
• Also, at 8:30 A.M. First weekly unemployment claim The report will be published. The consensus was 222,000 initial claims, down from 231,000 last week.
• Also, at 8:30 A.M. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey For May. Consensus is 8.0, down from 15.5.
• At 9:15 a.m., the Fed makes its announcement. Industrial production and capacity utilization For April. The consensus is that industrial production will increase by 0.2% and capacity utilization will remain unchanged at 78.4%.
