by Calculated Risk on 10/19/2024 08:11:00 AM

The key economic reports this week are September New and Existing Home sales.

For manufacturing, the Richmond and Kansas City Fed manufacturing surveys will be released this week.

----- Monday, October 21st -----
No major economic releases scheduled.

----- Tuesday, October 22nd -----
10:00 AM: Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for October.

10:00 AM: State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for September 2024

----- Wednesday, October 23rd -----
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

10:00 AM: Existing Home Sales for September from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 3.89 million SAAR, up from 3.86 million in August.

The graph shows existing home sales from 1994 through the report last month.

During the day: The AIA/Deltek's Architecture Billings Index for September (a leading indicator for commercial real estate).

2:00 PM: the Federal Reserve Beige Book, an informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts.

----- Thursday, October 24th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 247 thousand initial claims, up from 241 thousand last week.

8:30 AM ET: Chicago Fed National Activity Index for September. This is a composite index of other data.

10:00 AM: New Home Sales for September from the Census Bureau.

This graph shows New Home Sales since 1963. The dashed line is the sales rate for last month.

The consensus is for 710 thousand SAAR, down from 716 thousand in August.

11:00 AM: Kansas City Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for October.

----- Friday, October 25th -----
10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Final for October). The consensus is for a reading of 69.0.