by Calculated Risk on 10/04/2023 08:00:00 PM

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 208 thousand initial claims, up from 204 thousand last week.

• Also at 8:30 AM, Trade Balance report for August from the Census Bureau.  The consensus is for the deficit to be $65.1 billion in August, from $65.0 billion in July.