by Calculated Risk on 4/19/2025 08:11:00 AM

The key reports scheduled for this week are March New and Existing Home sales.

For manufacturing, the April Richmond and Kansas City manufacturing surveys will be released.

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

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

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

10:00 AM: New Home Sales for March 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 680 thousand SAAR, up from 676 thousand in February.

During the day: The AIA's Architecture Billings Index for March (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, April 24th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. Initial claims were at 215 thousand last week.

8:30 AM: Durable Goods Orders for March from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for a 0.8% increase in durable goods orders.

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

10:00 AM: Existing Home Sales for March from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 4.14 million SAAR, down from 4.26 million.

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

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

----- Friday, April 25th -----
10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Final for April). The consensus is for a reading of 50.8.