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Saturday, August 19, 2017

Schedule for Week of Aug 20, 2017

by Calculated Risk on 8/19/2017 08:09:00 AM

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

Fed Chair Janet Yellen will speak at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday.

----- Monday, Aug 21st -----

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

----- Tuesday, Aug 22nd -----

9:00 AM ET: FHFA House Price Index for June 2017. This was originally a GSE only repeat sales, however there is also an expanded index.

10:00 AM: Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for August.

10:00 AM, Expected: Q2 MBA National Delinquency Survey.

----- Wednesday, Aug 23rd -----

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

New Home Sales10:00 AM ET: New Home Sales for July from the Census Bureau.

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

The consensus is for 610 thousand SAAR, unchanged from 610 thousand in June.

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

----- Thursday, Aug 24th -----

8:30 AM ET: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 236 thousand initial claims, up from 232 thousand the previous week.

Existing Home Sales10:00 AM: Existing Home Sales for July from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 5.57 million SAAR, up from 5.52 million in June.

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

Housing economist Tom Lawler expects the NAR to report sales of 5.38 million SAAR for July.

Three days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday): The 2017 Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, "Fostering a Dynamic Global Economy, will take place Aug. 24-26, 2017.  (The program will be available at 6 p.m., MT, Aug. 24, 2017)."

11:00 AM: the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey for August.

----- Friday, Aug 25th -----

8:30 AM: Durable Goods Orders for July from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for a 5.7% decrease in durable goods orders.

10:00 AM, Speech by Fed Chair Janet L. Yellen, Financial Stability, At the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming