Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.
Wednesday:
• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
• At 8:15 AM, The ADP Employment Report for June. This report is for private payrolls only (no government). The consensus is for 170,000 payroll jobs added in June, up from 152,000 in May.
• At 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 228 thousand initial claims, down from 233 thousand last week.
• Also at 8:30 AM, Trade Balance report for May from the Census Bureau. The consensus is the trade deficit to be $72.2 billion. The U.S. trade deficit was at $74.6 billion the previous month.
• At 10:00 AM, the ISM Services Index for June. The consensus is for a reading of 52.5, down from 53.8.
• At 2:00 PM, FOMC Minutes, Meeting of June 11-12, 2024
US markets will close at 1:00 PM ET prior to the Independence Day Holiday.