by Calculated Risk on 12/25/2019 06:26:00 PM

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Thursday:
• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

• 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 220,000 initial claims, down from 234,000 last week.