by Calculated Risk on 7/16/2025 07:02:00 PM
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.
Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for initial claims to increase to 235 thousand from 233 thousand last week.
• Also at 8:30 AM, Retail sales for June is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in retail sales.
• Also at 8:30 AM, the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for July. The consensus is for a reading of -0.5, up from -4.0.
• At 10:00 AM, The July NAHB homebuilder survey. The consensus is for a reading of 33, up from 32. Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than good.
• At 10:00 AM, Speech, Fed Governor Adriana Kugler, A View of the Housing Market and U.S. Economic OutlookAt the Housing Partnership Network Symposium, Washington, D.C.
