by Calculated Risk on 4/24/2024 08:51:00 PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Thursday: Q1 GDP, Unemployment Claims, Pending Home Sales
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.
Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, Gross Domestic Product, 1st quarter 2024 (Advance estimate). The consensus is that real GDP increased 2.1% annualized in Q1, down from 3.4% in Q4.
• Also at 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 210 thousand initial claims, down from 212 thousand last week.
• At 10:00 AM: Pending Home Sales Index for March. The consensus is for a 2.0% decrease in the index.
• At 11:00 AM: the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey for April.