by Calculated Risk on 7/19/2025 08:11:00 AM
The key reports this week are June New and Existing Home Sales.
For manufacturing, the July Richmond and Kansas City Fed manufacturing surveys will be released.
—– Monday, July 21st —–
No major economic releases scheduled.
—– Tuesday, July 22nd —–
8:30 AM: Speech Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Opening RemarksAt the Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference, Washington, D.C.
10:00 AM: Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for July.
—– Wednesday, July 23rd —–
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
10:00 AM: Existing Home Sales for June from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 4.00 million SAAR, down from 4.03 million last month.
The graph shows existing home sales from 1994 through the report last month.
During the day: The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index for June (a leading indicator for commercial and multi-family real estate).
—– Thursday, July 24th —–
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for initial claims to increase to 230 thousand from 221 thousand last week.
8:30 am and; Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June. This is a composite index of other data.
10:00 AM: New Home Sales for June from the Census Bureau.
This graph shows New Home Sales since 1963. The dashed line is the sales rate for last month.
The consensus is for 650 thousand SAAR, up from 623 thousand in May.
11:00 AM: Kansas City Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for July.
—– Friday, July 25th —–
8:30 AM: Durable Goods Orders for June from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for a 10.0% decrease in durable goods orders.
