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 247 thousand initial claims, up from 241 thousand last week.
• Also at 8:30 AM, Chicago Fed National Activity Index for September. This is a composite index of other data.
• At 10:00 AM, New Home Sales for September from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for 710 thousand SAAR, down from 716 thousand in August.
• At 11:00 AM, Kansas City Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for October.