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 215 thousand, up from 202 thousand.
• Also at 8:30 AM, The Consumer Price Index for December from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.2% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI. The consensus is for CPI to be up 3.2% year-over-year and core CPI to be up 3.9% YoY.