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. There were 191,000 initial claims last week.
• Also at 8:30 AM, Trade Balance report for September from the Census Bureau. The consensus is the trade deficit to be $65.5 billion. The U.S. trade deficit was at $59.6 billion in August.
• At 10:00 AM, the Q3 2025 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership from the Census Bureau.
• Also at 10:00 AM, State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for September 2025