Author : Calculated Risk

Thursday:• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 255 thousand initial claims, up from 247...

From housing economist Tom Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in DecemberBased on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports from across the country released through this...

Fed's Beige Book "This report was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston based on information collected on or before January 9, 2017."Reports from...

The Cleveland Fed released the median CPI and the trimmed-mean CPI this morning:According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the median Consumer Price Index...

Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. From the AIA: Architecture Billings Index ends year on positive...

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 67 in January, down from 69 in December. Any number...

From the Fed: Industrial production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production rose 0.8 percent in December after falling 0.7 percent in November. For the fourth quarter...

From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly SurveyMortgage applications increased 0.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage...

From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Back Near 2-Month LowsMortgage rates moved lower today, generally recovering the losses seen last Friday. This...

From the Port of Long Beach: Port Trade Dips to 6.8 Million TEUs in 2016Slowed by industry headwinds and challenges that included a major customer...