Economic Events This Week 18/04/2016 by xCFD

The consensus for 1.167 million, down from the February rate.

Wednesday, April 20th

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

10:00 AM:Existing Home Sales for March from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). 

The consensus is for 5.27 million SAAR, up from 5.08 million in February.

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

Thursday, April 21st

8:30 AM:The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 265 thousand initial claims, up from 253 thousand the previous week.

8:30 AM:the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for April. The consensus is for a reading of 9.0, down from 12.4.

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

9:00 AM:FHFA House Price Index for February 2016. This was originally a GSE only repeat sales, however there is also an expanded index.  The consensus is for a 0.4% month-to-month increase for this index.

Friday, April 22nd

No economic releases scheduled.