2020

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December 2020

1. 31 DecDecember 31 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
2. 31 DecQuestion #4 for 2021: Will the overall participation rate increase to pre-pandemic levels (63.4% in February 2020) , or will it will only partially recover in 2021?
3. 31 DecQuestion #5 for 2021: Will the core inflation rate increase in 2021? Will too much inflation be a concern in 2021?
4. 31 DecHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 33.0% Year-over-year, 2020 Worst Year on Record
5. 31 DecWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 787,000
6. 31 DecDecember 30 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
7. 30 DecFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in November
8. 30 DecQuestion #6 for 2021: Will the Fed raise rates in 2021? What about the asset purchase program?
9. 30 DecQuestion #7 for 2021: How much will RI increase in 2021? How about housing starts and new home sales in 2021?
10. 30 DecNAR: Pending Home Sales Decrease 2.6% in November
11. 30 DecWednesday: Pending Home Sales
12. 30 DecDecember 29 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
13. 29 DecZillow Case-Shiller House Price Forecast: "Nothing Short of Remarkable", 9.5% YoY in November
14. 29 DecReal House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in October
15. 29 DecQuestion #8 for 2021: What will happen with house prices in 2021?
16. 29 DecCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 8.4% year-over-year in October
17. 29 DecTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices
18. 29 DecDecember 28 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
19. 28 DecQuestion #9 for 2021: Will inventory increase as the pandemic subsides, or will inventory decrease further in 2021?
20. 28 DecDallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Activity Expands at a Faster Pace" in December
21. 28 DecSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
22. 28 DecSunday Night Futures
23. 28 DecDecember 27 COVID-19 Test Results; Expected dip in the data over the holidays
24. 27 DecQuestion #10 for 2021: How much damage did the pandemic do to certain sectors?
25. 27 DecDecember 26 COVID-19 Test Results; Be Careful with Holidays Numbers
26. 26 DecSchedule for Week of December 27, 2020
27. 26 DecDecember 25 COVID-19 Test Results; Holiday Decline in Numbers
28. 25 DecTen Economic Questions for 2021
29. 25 DecA Christmas Present for UberNerds
30. 25 DecDecember 24 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
31. 24 DecHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 26.4% Year-over-year
32. 24 DecReview: Ten Economic Questions for 2020
33. 24 DecDecember 23 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations, December Now Deadliest Month
34. 23 DecA few Comments on November New Home Sales
35. 23 DecNew Home Sales decrease to 841,000 Annual Rate in November
36. 23 DecPersonal Income decreased 1.1% in November, Spending decreased 0.4%
37. 23 DecWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 803,000
38. 23 DecMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
39. 23 DecWednesday: New Home Sales, Unemployment Claims, Personal Income & Outlays and more
40. 23 DecDecember 22 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations, Record 7-Day Deaths
41. 22 DecFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate decreased in November
42. 22 DecNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Households Paying Rent Decreased 3.4% YoY
43. 22 DecComments on November Existing Home Sales
44. 22 DecNAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 6.69 million in November
45. 22 DecQ3 GDP Growth Revised up slightly to 33.4% Annual Rate
46. 22 DecTuesday: Existing Home Sales, Q3 GDP
47. 22 DecDecember 21 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations, Record 7-Day Deaths
48. 21 DecDecember Vehicle Sales Forecast: "Rise Slightly from November"; Annual Sales Down 16% from 2019
49. 21 DecMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 5.49%"
50. 21 DecChicago Fed National Activity "Index Suggests Slower, but Still Slightly Above-Average Growth in November"
51. 21 DecBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in November
52. 21 DecSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
53. 21 DecSunday Night Futures
54. 21 DecDecember 20 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths
55. 20 DecSome thoughts on Housing Inventory
56. 20 DecDecember 19 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths
57. 19 DecSchedule for Week of December 20, 2020
58. 19 DecDecember 18 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths, Record Hospitalizations
59. 18 DecLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in November
60. 18 DecUpdate: 2021 Housing Forecasts
61. 18 DecQ4 GDP Forecasts
62. 18 DecBLS: November Unemployment rates down in 25 States, Higher in 7 States
63. 18 DecBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
64. 18 DecDecember 17 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Cases and Deaths, Record Hospitalizations
65. 17 DecComments on November Housing Starts
66. 17 DecCAR on California November Housing: Sales up 26% YoY, Active Listings down 47% YoY
67. 17 DecHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 37.4% Year-over-year
68. 17 DecPhilly Fed Manufacturing "growth was less widespread" in December, Kansas City Fed "Activity Expanded Further"
69. 17 DecWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 885,000
70. 17 DecHousing Starts increased to 1.547 Million Annual Rate in November
71. 17 DecThursday: Housing Starts, Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg
72. 17 DecDecember 16 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths, Hospitalizations
73. 16 DecFOMC Projections and Press Conference
74. 16 DecFOMC Statement: No Change
75. 16 DecAIA: "Architecture billings lose ground in November"
76. 16 DecNAHB: Builder Confidence Decreased to 86 in December
77. 16 DecRetail Sales decreased 1.1% in November
78. 16 DecMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
79. 16 DecWednesday: Retail Sales, Homebuilder Confidence, FOMC Statement
80. 16 DecDecember 15 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths, Hospitalizations
81. 15 DecLA Area Port Traffic: Strong Imports, Weak Exports in November
82. 15 DecDenver Real Estate in November: Sales Up 18% YoY, Active Inventory Down 63%
83. 15 DecIndustrial Production Increased 0.4 Percent in November; 5% Below Pre-Crisis Level
84. 15 DecNY Fed: Manufacturing: Business activity "edged slightly higher" in New York State in December
85. 15 DecTuesday: Industrial Production, NY Fed Mfg
86. 15 DecDecember 14 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Cases and Deaths, Record Hospitalizations
87. 14 DecMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 5.48%", More Borrowers Seeking Relief
88. 14 DecPhoenix Real Estate in November: Sales Up 27.4% YoY, Active Inventory Down 45% YoY
89. 14 DecThe Employment Situation is Worse than the Headline Unemployment Rate Suggests
90. 14 DecSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
91. 14 DecSunday Night Futures
92. 14 DecDecember 13 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Cases and Deaths, Record Hospitalizations
93. 13 DecFOMC Preview
94. 13 DecDecember 12 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Cases, Record Hospitalizations
95. 12 DecSchedule for Week of December 13, 2020
96. 12 DecDecember 11 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Cases and Deaths, Record Hospitalizations
97. 11 DecSacramento Housing in November: Sales increase 22% YoY, Active Inventory down 47% YoY
98. 11 DecHouston Real Estate in November: Sales Up 28% YoY, Inventory Down 27% YoY
99. 11 DecQ4 GDP Forecasts
100. 11 DecMortgage Equity Withdrawal Increased in Q3
101. 11 DecBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased Slightly, New Starts Increased
102. 11 DecDecember 10 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths
103. 10 DecFed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth Increased $3.8 Trillion in Q3
104. 10 DecHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 37.9% Year-over-year
105. 10 DecCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Softened in November
106. 10 DecCoreLogic: 1.6 Million Homes with Negative Equity in Q3 2020
107. 10 DecWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased sharply to 853,000
108. 10 DecBLS: CPI increased 0.2% in November, Core CPI Increased 0.2%
109. 10 DecThursday: CPI, Unemployment Claims, Q3 Flow of Funds
110. 10 DecDecember 9 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Cases, Hospitalizations, Over 3,000 Deaths
111. 9 DecBy Request: Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs During Presidential Terms
112. 9 DecBLS: Job Openings "Little Changed" at 6.7 Million in October
113. 9 DecMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
114. 9 DecWednesday: Job Openings
115. 9 DecDecember 8 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Cases, Deaths, Hospitalizations
116. 8 DecSeattle Real Estate in November: Sales up 22% YoY, Inventory UP 27% YoY
117. 8 DecNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Households Paying Rent Decreased 7.8% YoY in Early December
118. 8 DecLas Vegas Real Estate in November: Sales up 28% YoY, Inventory down 54% YoY
119. 8 DecDecember 7 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths, Record Hospitalizations
120. 7 DecMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 5.54%"
121. 7 DecLeading Index for Commercial Real Estate Decreased in November
122. 7 DecEmployment: November Diffusion Indexes
123. 7 DecBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for October: "2020 On Pace to See More than 9 Million Refinance Transactions"
124. 7 DecSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
125. 7 DecSunday Night Futures
126. 6 DecDecember 6 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths, Record Hospitalizations
127. 6 DecQ4 GDP Forecasts: Uncertainty
128. 6 DecDecember 5 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 7-Day Deaths
129. 5 DecSchedule for Week of December 6, 2020
130. 5 DecDecember 4 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases, Hospitalizations
131. 4 DecAAR: November Rail Carloads down 5.8% YoY, Intermodal Up 11.5% YoY
132. 4 DecBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased Slightly
133. 4 DecTrade Deficit Increased to $63.1 Billion in October
134. 4 DecComments on November Employment Report
135. 4 DecNovember Employment Report: 245 Thousand Jobs Added, 6.7% Unemployment Rate
136. 4 DecFriday: Employment Report, Trade Deficit
137. 4 DecDecember 3 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases, Hospitalizations
138. 3 DecGoldman November Payrolls Preview
139. 3 DecNovember Employment Preview
140. 3 DecHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 28.5% Year-over-year
141. 3 DecISM Services Index Decreased to 55.9% in November
142. 3 DecWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 712,000
143. 3 DecThursday: Unemployment Claims, ISM Services
144. 3 DecDecember 2 COVID-19 Test Results; Over 100,000 Hospitalizations
145. 2 DecFed's Beige Book: "modest or moderate" Growth in Economic Activity, Some Districts see "No growth"
146. 2 DecNovember Vehicles Sales decreased to 15.55 Million SAAR
147. 2 DecADP: Private Employment increased 307,000 in November
148. 2 DecMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
149. 2 DecWednesday: ADP Employment, Beige Book
150. 2 DecDecember 1 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
151. 1 DecMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 5.54%"
152. 1 DecUpdate: Framing Lumber Prices Up 50% Year-over-year
153. 1 DecConstruction Spending Increased 1.3% in October
154. 1 DecISM Manufacturing index Decreased to 57.5 in November
155. 1 DecCoreLogic: House Prices up 7.3% Year-over-year in October
156. 1 DecTuesday: ISM Manufacturing, Construction Spending, Fed Chair Powell Testimony
157. 1 DecNovember 30 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations

November 2020

1. 30 NovFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in October
2. 30 NovLas Vegas Visitor Authority: No Convention Attendance, Visitor Traffic Down 49% YoY in October
3. 30 NovDallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Expansion Moderates" in November
4. 30 NovNAR: Pending Home Sales Decrease 1.1% in October
5. 30 NovSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
6. 30 NovSunday Night Futures
7. 30 NovNovember 29 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
8. 29 NovZillow Case-Shiller House Price Forecast: "Taking Off in Earnest"
9. 29 NovNovember 28 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
10. 28 NovSchedule for Week of November 29, 2020
11. 28 NovNovember 27 COVID-19 Test Results
12. 27 NovHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 32.6% Year-over-year
13. 27 NovQ4 GDP Forecasts: Some Upward Revisions
14. 27 NovLawler: The Dismal Demographics of 2020
15. 27 NovBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
16. 27 NovNovember 26 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
17. 26 NovFive Economic Reasons to be Thankful
18. 26 NovNovember 25 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations, Deaths Increasing
19. 25 NovFOMC Minutes: "Concerned about the possibility of a further resurgence of the virus that could undermine the recovery"
20. 25 NovA few Comments on October New Home Sales
21. 25 NovPersonal Income decreased 0.7% in October, Spending increased 0.5%
22. 25 NovNew Home Sales at 999,000 Annual Rate in October
23. 25 NovQ3 GDP Growth Unchanged at 33.1% Annual Rate
24. 25 NovWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 778,000
25. 25 NovMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
26. 25 NovWednesday: New Home Sales, GDP, Unemployment Claims, Personal Income & Outlays, FOMC Minutes and More
27. 25 NovNovember 24 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations, Deaths Increasing
28. 24 NovFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate decreased in October
29. 24 NovReal House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in September
30. 24 NovNote: November Employment Report Will Show a Decrease of 93,000 Temporary Census Workers
31. 24 NovCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 7.0% year-over-year in September
32. 24 NovTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices
33. 24 NovNovember 23 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
34. 23 NovNovember Vehicle Sales Forecast: "Second Straight Month-to-Month Decline"
35. 23 NovMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases Slightly to 5.48%"
36. 23 NovChicago Fed National Activity "Index Suggests Economic Growth Increased in October"
37. 23 NovBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in October
38. 23 NovSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
39. 23 NovSunday Night Futures
40. 23 NovNovember 22 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
41. 22 NovTwo Key Economic Dates in December
42. 22 NovNovember 21 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
43. 21 NovSchedule for Week of November 22, 2020
44. 20 NovNovember 20 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases, Hospitalizations
45. 20 NovQuarterly Starts by Purpose and Design
46. 20 NovQ4 GDP Forecasts
47. 20 NovBLS: October Unemployment rates down in 37 States, Higher in 8 States
48. 20 NovBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
49. 20 NovNovember 19 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
50. 19 NovComments on October Existing Home Sales
51. 19 NovHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 32.7% Year-over-year
52. 19 NovNAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 6.85 million in October
53. 19 NovPhilly Fed Manufacturing "Continued to Grow" in November
54. 19 NovWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 742,000
55. 19 NovThursday: Existing Home Sales, Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg
56. 19 NovNovember 18 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
57. 19 NovCAR on California October Housing: Sales up 20% YoY, Active Listings down 40%+ YoY
58. 18 NovLA Area Port Traffic: Strong Imports, Weak Exports in October
59. 18 NovAIA: "Architecture billings remained stalled in October"
60. 18 NovComments on October Housing Starts
61. 18 NovHousing Starts increased to 1.530 Million Annual Rate in October
62. 18 NovMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
63. 18 NovWednesday: Housing Starts
64. 18 NovNovember 17 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
65. 17 NovLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in October
66. 17 NovPhoenix Real Estate in October: Sales Up 23.5% YoY, Active Inventory Down 42% YoY
67. 17 NovNY Fed Q3 Report: "Total Household Debt Increased in Q3 2020, Led by Surge in New Credit Extensions"
68. 17 NovNAHB: Builder Confidence Increased to 90 in November, Record High
69. 17 NovIndustrial Production Increased 1.1 Percent in October; 5.6% Below Pre-Crisis Level
70. 17 NovRetail Sales increased 0.3% in October
71. 17 NovTuesday: Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Homebuilder Confidence
72. 16 NovNovember 16 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
73. 16 NovMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 5.47%"
74. 16 NovNote: The Employment Situation is Worse than the Headline Unemployment Rate Suggests
75. 16 NovNY Fed: Manufacturing: Business activity "expanded slightly" in New York State in November
76. 16 NovEight High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
77. 16 NovSunday Night Futures
78. 16 NovNovember 15 COVID-19 Test Results
79. 15 NovMortgage Rates and Ten Year Yield
80. 14 NovNovember 14 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Hospitalizations
81. 14 NovSchedule for Week of November 15, 2020
82. 14 NovNovember 13 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases, Record Hospitalizations
83. 13 NovDOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 9.7% year-over-year in September
84. 13 NovBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
85. 13 NovA comment on Q4 GDP
86. 13 NovHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 35.9% Year-over-year
87. 12 NovNovember 12 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases, Record Hospitalizations
88. 12 NovLawler: Recent Slowdown in US Population Growth Accelerated in 2020
89. 12 NovMany Millions could lose unemployment benefits at the End of 2020
90. 12 NovCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Eased Year-over-year in October
91. 12 NovWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 709,000
92. 12 NovBLS: CPI unchanged in October, Core CPI unchanged
93. 12 NovThursday: CPI, Unemployment Claims
94. 12 NovNovember 11 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases, Record Hospitalizations
95. 11 NovHouston Real Estate in October: Sales Up 31.5% YoY, Inventory Down 26% YoY
96. 11 NovFirst Look: 2021 Housing Forecasts
97. 11 NovMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
98. 11 NovNovember 10 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases, Record Hospitalizations
99. 10 NovNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Households Paying Rent Decreased 1.1% YoY in November
100. 10 NovMBA: "Mortgage Delinquencies Decrease in the Third Quarter of 2020"
101. 10 NovBLS: Job Openings "Little Changed" at 6.4 Million in September
102. 10 NovSmall Business Optimism Unchanged in October
103. 10 NovTuesday: Job Openings
104. 10 NovNovember 9 COVID-19 Test Results; Hospitalizations almost 60,000
105. 9 NovMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 5.67%"
106. 9 NovLeading Index for Commercial Real Estate Decreased in October
107. 9 NovThe Projected Improvement in Life Expectancy
108. 9 NovSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
109. 9 NovNovember 8 COVID-19 Test Results; Hospitalizations almost 57,000
110. 9 NovSunday Night Futures
111. 8 NovGDP and Employment drag from State and Local Governments
112. 7 NovNovember 7 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases; Hospitalizations almost 56,000
113. 7 NovHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 29% Year-over-year
114. 7 NovSchedule for Week of November 8, 2020
115. 7 NovNovember 6 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases; Hospitalizations almost 55,000
116. 6 NovSeattle Real Estate in October: Sales up 40% YoY, Inventory UP 16% YoY
117. 6 NovAAR: October Rail Carloads down 6.6% YoY, Intermodal Up 10.0% YoY
118. 6 NovLas Vegas Real Estate in October: Sales up 11% YoY, Inventory down 34% YoY
119. 6 NovComments on October Employment Report
120. 6 NovOctober Employment Report: 638 Thousand Jobs Added, 6.9% Unemployment Rate
121. 6 NovBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
122. 6 NovFriday: Employment Report
123. 5 NovNovember 5 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Cases; Hospitalizations over 53,000
124. 5 NovGoldman October Payrolls Preview
125. 5 NovFOMC Statement: No Change
126. 5 NovOctober Employment Preview
127. 5 NovWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 751,000
128. 5 NovThursday: FOMC Announcement, Unemployment Claims
129. 5 NovNovember 4 COVID-19 Test Results; Over 100,000 Cases Reported Today
130. 4 NovOctober Vehicles Sales decreased to 16.2 Million SAAR
131. 4 NovISM Services Index Decreased to 56.6% in October
132. 4 NovTrade Deficit Decreased to $63.9 Billion in September
133. 4 NovADP: Private Employment increased 365,000 in October
134. 4 NovMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
135. 4 NovWednesday: ADP Employment, Trade Deficit, ISM Services
136. 3 NovNovember 3 COVID-19 Test Results
137. 3 NovEarly Q4 GDP Forecasts
138. 3 NovUpdate: Framing Lumber Prices Up 23% Year-over-year
139. 3 NovCoreLogic: House Prices up 6.7% Year-over-year in September
140. 3 NovNovember 2 COVID-19 Test Results
141. 2 NovMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 5.83%"
142. 2 NovThe Election and 2021 Economic Forecast
143. 2 NovBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for September: "2020 Originations Will Surpass $4 Trillion for First Time Ever"
144. 2 NovConstruction Spending Increased 0.3% in September
145. 2 NovISM Manufacturing index Increased to 59.3 in October
146. 2 NovEight High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
147. 2 NovMonday: ISM Mfg, Construction Spending, Vehicle Sales
148. 2 NovNovember 1 COVID-19 Test Results
149. 1 NovFOMC Preview
150. 1 NovUnofficial Problem Bank list Decreased to 64 Institutions

October 2020

1. 31 OctOctober 31 COVID-19 Test Results
2. 31 OctSchedule for Week of November 1, 2020
3. 30 OctOctober 30 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 97,000 Cases
4. 30 OctFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in September
5. 30 OctLas Vegas Visitor Authority: No Convention Attendance, Visitor Traffic Down 51% YoY in September
6. 30 OctQ3 2020 GDP Details on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
7. 30 OctReal Personal Income less Transfer Payments
8. 30 OctBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
9. 30 OctPersonal Income increased 0.9% in September, Spending increased 1.4%
10. 30 OctFriday: Personal Income and Outlays
11. 29 OctOctober 29 COVID-19 Test Results
12. 29 OctQ3 GDP: Investment
13. 29 OctHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 31.7% Year-over-year
14. 29 OctNAR: Pending Home Sales Decrease 2.2% in September
15. 29 OctWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 751,000
16. 29 OctBEA: Real GDP Increased at 33.1% Annualized Rate in Q3
17. 29 OctThursday: Q3 GDP, Unemployment Claims, Pending Home Sales
18. 28 OctOctober 28 COVID-19 Test Results
19. 28 OctFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate decreased in September
20. 28 OctOctober Vehicle Sales Forecast: Unchanged Year-over-year
21. 28 OctZillow Case-Shiller House Price Forecast: "Annual growth in September as reported by Case-Shiller is expected to accelerate"
22. 28 OctMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
23. 27 OctOctober 27 COVID-19 Test Results
24. 27 OctRichmond Fed: "Fifth District manufacturing activity strengthened in October"
25. 27 OctNote: October Employment Report Will Show a Decrease of 147,000 Temporary Census Workers
26. 27 OctHVS: Q3 2020 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
27. 27 OctCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 5.7% year-over-year in August
28. 27 OctTuesday: Durable Goods, Case-Shiller House Prices
29. 26 OctOctober 26 COVID-19 Test Results; New US Record 7-Day Average Cases
30. 26 OctMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases Slightly to 5.90%"
31. 26 OctDallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Expands for Fifth Straight Month" in October
32. 26 OctA few Comments on September New Home Sales
33. 26 OctNew Home Sales decreased to 959,000 Annual Rate in September
34. 26 OctEight High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
35. 26 OctMonday: New Home Sales
36. 25 OctOctober 25 COVID-19 Test Results; New US Record 7-Day Average Cases
37. 25 OctHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 30.7% Year-over-year
38. 24 OctOctober 24 COVID-19 Test Results
39. 24 OctSchedule for Week of October 25, 2020
40. 23 OctOctober 23 COVID-19 Test Results
41. 23 OctQ3 GDP Forecasts
42. 23 OctNMHC: "October Apartment Market Conditions Showed Some Rebound from COVID-19 Impacts"
43. 23 OctBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declined Slightly
44. 22 OctOctober 22 COVID-19 Test Results
45. 22 OctBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in September
46. 22 OctNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Households Paying Rent Declined in October
47. 22 OctComments on September Existing Home Sales
48. 22 OctNAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 6.54 million in September
49. 22 OctWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 787,000
50. 22 OctThursday: Existing Home Sales, Unemployment Claims
51. 21 OctOctober 21 COVID-19 Test Results
52. 21 OctFed's Beige Book: "Slight to modest" Growth in Economic Activity
53. 21 OctLA Area Port Traffic: Strong Imports, Weak Exports in September
54. 21 OctAIA: "Architectural billings slowdown moderated in September"
55. 21 OctMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
56. 21 OctWednesday: Beige Book, Architecture Billings Index
57. 20 OctOctober 20 COVID-19 Test Results
58. 20 OctLehner: "COVID’s Impact on State and Local Governments"
59. 20 OctPhoenix Real Estate in September: Sales Up 18.5% YoY, Active Inventory Down 40% YoY
60. 20 OctCAR on California September Housing: Sales up 21% YoY, Active Listings down 48% YoY
61. 20 OctBLS: September Unemployment rates down in 30 States, Higher in 8 States
62. 20 OctComments on September Housing Starts
63. 20 OctHousing Starts at 1.415 Million Annual Rate in September
64. 20 OctFree Webinar Tuesday: UCI Professor Chris Schwarz 2021 Economic and Financial Forecast at 2:00 PM ET
65. 20 OctTuesday: Housing Starts
66. 19 OctOctober 19 COVID-19 Test Results
67. 19 OctMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines to 5.92%"
68. 19 OctLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in September
69. 19 OctDOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 12.3% year-over-year in August
70. 19 OctNAHB: Builder Confidence Increased to 85 in October, Record High
71. 19 OctSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
72. 19 OctSunday Night Futures
73. 18 OctOctober 18 COVID-19 Test Results
74. 18 OctTrends in Educational Attainment in the U.S. Labor Force
75. 17 OctOctober 17 COVID-19 Test Results
76. 17 OctSchedule for Week of October 18, 2020
77. 17 OctSacramento Housing in September: Sales increase 22% YoY, Active Inventory down 49% YoY
78. 16 OctOctober 16 COVID-19 Test Results
79. 16 OctQ3 GDP Forecasts
80. 16 OctBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly Following Large Decline Last Week
81. 16 OctIndustrial Production Decreased 0.6 Percent in September; 7.1% Below Pre-Crisis Level
82. 16 OctRetail Sales increased 1.9% in September
83. 16 OctFriday: Retail Sales, Industrial Production
84. 15 OctOctober 15 COVID-19 Test Results
85. 15 OctHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 29.2% Year-over-year
86. 15 OctNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Households Paying Rent Declined in October
87. 15 OctPhilly Fed Manufacturing "Picked Up"; NY Fed Manufacturing "Increased Modestly" in October
88. 15 OctWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 898,000
89. 15 OctThursday: Unemployment Claims, NY and Philly Fed Mfg
90. 14 OctOctober 14 COVID-19 Test Results
91. 14 OctHouston Real Estate in September: Sales Up 32% YoY, Inventory Down 25% YoY
92. 14 OctHouse Prices to National Average Wage Index
93. 14 OctHouse Prices and Inventory
94. 14 OctMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
95. 13 OctOctober 13 COVID-19 Test Results
96. 13 OctTechnical Note: October Employment Report Will Show a Significant Decrease in Temporary Census Workers
97. 13 OctCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Eased Year-over-year in September
98. 13 OctCost of Living Adjustment increases 1.3% in 2021, Contribution Base increased to $142,800
99. 13 OctBLS: CPI increased 0.2% in September, Core CPI increased 0.2%
100. 13 OctTuesday: CPI
101. 12 OctOctober 12 COVID-19 Test Results
102. 12 OctMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines to 6.32%"
103. 12 OctUpdate: Real Estate Agent Boom and Bust
104. 12 OctDemographics: Renting vs. Owning
105. 12 OctSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
106. 12 OctSunday Night Futures
107. 11 OctOctober 11 COVID-19 Test Results
108. 11 OctU.S. Demographics: Largest 5-year cohorts, and Ten most Common Ages in 2019
109. 10 OctOctober 10 COVID-19 Test Results
110. 10 OctSchedule for Week of October 11, 2020
111. 9 OctOctober 9 COVID-19 Test Results; Most Cases in Over 2 Months
112. 9 OctU.S. Heavy Truck Sales down 26% Year-over-year in September
113. 9 OctQ3 GDP Forecasts
114. 9 OctBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declined Sharply
115. 8 OctOctober 8 COVID-19 Test Results
116. 8 OctAAR: September Rail Carloads down 9.7% YoY, Intermodal Up 7.1% YoY
117. 8 OctSeattle Real Estate in September: Sales up 59% YoY, Inventory UP 8% YoY
118. 8 OctHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 29.6% Year-over-year
119. 8 OctNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Households Paying Rent Unchanged in October
120. 8 OctWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 840,000
121. 8 OctThursday: Unemployment Claims
122. 7 OctOctober 7 COVID-19 Test Results
123. 7 OctFOMC Minutes: "most forecasters were assuming that an additional pandemic-related fiscal package would be approved this year"
124. 7 OctBy Request: Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs During Presidential Terms
125. 7 OctUpdate: Framing Lumber Prices Up 65% Year-over-year
126. 7 OctMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
127. 7 OctWednesday: FOMC Minutes
128. 6 OctOctober 6 COVID-19 Test Results
129. 6 OctReis: Office, Mall and Apartment Vacancy Rates Increased in Q3
130. 6 OctLas Vegas Real Estate in September: Sales up 16% YoY, Inventory down 31% YoY
131. 6 OctCoreLogic: House Prices up 5.9% Year-over-year in August
132. 6 OctFed Chair Powell: Recent Economic Developments and the Challenges Ahead
133. 6 OctBLS: Job Openings Decreased to 6.5 Million in August
134. 6 OctTrade Deficit Increased to $67.1 Billion in August
135. 6 OctTuesday: Job Openings, Trade Deficit, Fed Chair Powell Speaks
136. 5 OctOctober 5 COVID-19 Test Results
137. 5 OctMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines to 6.81%"
138. 5 OctBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for August: "At Current Rate of Improvement, Delinquencies Will Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels Until 2022"
139. 5 OctISM Services Index Increased to 57.8% in September
140. 5 OctSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
141. 4 OctSunday Night Futures
142. 4 OctOctober 4 COVID-19 Test Results
143. 4 OctUnofficial Problem Bank list Decreased to 65 Institutions
144. 3 OctOctober 3 COVID-19 Test Results
145. 3 OctSchedule for Week of October 4, 2020
146. 3 OctSeptember Vehicles Sales increased to 16.3 Million SAAR
147. 2 OctOctober 2 COVID-19 Test Results
148. 2 OctBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
149. 2 OctQ3 GDP Forecasts
150. 2 OctComments on September Employment Report
151. 2 OctSeptember Employment Report: 661 Thousand Jobs Added, 7.9% Unemployment Rate
152. 2 OctSeptember Employment Preview
153. 1 OctOctober 1 COVID-19 Test Results
154. 1 OctGoldman September Payrolls Preview
155. 1 OctZillow Case-Shiller Forecast: Year-over-year House Price Growth to Increase Significantly in August
156. 1 OctHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 31.5% Year-over-year
157. 1 OctISM Manufacturing index Decreased to 55.4 in September
158. 1 OctConstruction Spending Increased 1.4% in August
159. 1 OctPersonal Income decreased 2.7% in August, Spending increased 1.0%
160. 1 OctWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 837,000
161. 1 OctThursday: Unemployment Claims, Personal Income and Outlays, ISM Mfg, Construction Spending, Vehicle Sales

September 2020

1. 30 SepSeptember 30 COVID-19 Test Results
2. 30 SepFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Increased in August
3. 30 SepLas Vegas Visitor Authority: No Convention Attendance, Visitor Traffic Down 57% YoY in August
4. 30 SepNAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 8.8% in August
5. 30 SepQ2 GDP Revised up to -31.4% Annual Rate
6. 30 SepADP: Private Employment increased 749,000 in September
7. 30 SepMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
8. 30 SepWednesday: ADP Employment, Q2 GDP, Chicago PMI, Pending Home Sales
9. 29 SepSeptember 29 COVID-19 Test Results
10. 29 SepReal House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in July
11. 29 Sep"Chemical Activity Barometer Rises in September"
12. 29 SepCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.8% year-over-year in July
13. 29 SepTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices
14. 28 SepSeptember 28 COVID-19 Test Results
15. 28 SepMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines to 6.87%"
16. 28 SepNew Home Prices
17. 28 SepDallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Recovery Picks Up Steam" in September
18. 28 SepSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
19. 27 SepSunday Night Futures
20. 27 SepSeptember 27 COVID-19 Test Results
21. 27 SepCommercial Real Estate Scarring
22. 26 SepSeptember 26 COVID-19 Test Results
23. 26 SepSchedule for Week of September 27, 2020
24. 26 SepFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased in August, Highest Since January 2013
25. 25 SepSeptember 25 COVID-19 Test Results
26. 25 SepSeptember Vehicle Sales Forecast: 5% Year-over-year Decline
27. 25 SepQ3 GDP Forecasts
28. 25 SepLawler: Serious Delinquency Rate on FHA-Insured SF Loans Up Again in August
29. 25 SepBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
30. 24 SepSeptember 24 COVID-19 Test Results
31. 24 SepBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in August, Serious Delinquencies Rise
32. 24 SepHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 32% Year-over-year
33. 24 SepKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Increased at a Slower Pace" in September
34. 24 SepA few Comments on August New Home Sales
35. 24 SepNew Home Sales increased to 1,011,000 Annual Rate in August
36. 24 SepWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 870,000
37. 24 SepThursday: New Home Sales, Unemployment Claims
38. 23 SepSeptember 23 COVID-19 Test Results
39. 23 SepNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Decline in Households Paying Rent in September
40. 23 SepAIA: "Architectural billings in August still show little sign of improvement"
41. 23 SepFHFA: House Prices up 6.5% YoY in July
42. 23 SepMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
43. 23 SepWednesday: MBA Purchase Index, Fed Chair Powell
44. 22 SepSeptember 22 COVID-19 Test Results
45. 22 SepSeptember Employment Report Will Show a Decrease of 41,403 Temporary Census Workers
46. 22 SepRichmond Fed: "Manufacturing Activity Improved in September"
47. 22 SepComments on August Existing Home Sales
48. 22 SepFed Chair Powell Testimony: "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" at 10:30 AM ET
49. 22 SepNAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 6.00 million in August
50. 22 SepTuesday: Existing Home Sales, Fed Chair Powell Testimony
51. 21 SepSeptember 21 COVID-19 Test Results
52. 21 SepMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines to 6.93%"
53. 21 SepMortgage Equity Withdrawal Increased in Q2
54. 21 SepFed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth Increased $6.2 Trillion in Q2
55. 21 SepCoreLogic: 1.7 Million Homes with Negative Equity in Q2 2020
56. 21 SepSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
57. 21 SepSunday Night Futures
58. 20 SepSeptember 20 COVID-19 Test Results
59. 20 SepHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 30% Year-over-year
60. 20 SepSacramento Housing in August: Sales decline Slightly YoY, Active Inventory down 50% YoY
61. 19 SepSeptember 19 COVID-19 Test Results
62. 19 SepSchedule for Week of September 20, 2020
63. 18 SepSeptember 18 COVID-19 Test Results
64. 18 SepLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in August
65. 18 SepQ3 GDP Forecasts
66. 18 SepBLS: August Unemployment rates down in 41 states
67. 18 SepBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
68. 17 SepSeptember 17 COVID-19 Test Results
69. 17 SepPhilly Fed Manufacturing "continued to expand" in September
70. 17 SepCAR on California August Housing: Sales up 15% YoY, Active Listings down 50% YoY, Sales-to-date Down 7% Compared to 2019
71. 17 SepComments on August Housing Starts
72. 17 SepWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 860,000
73. 17 SepHousing Starts decreased to 1.416 Million Annual Rate in August
74. 17 SepThursday: Housing Starts, Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg
75. 16 SepSeptember 16 COVID-19 Test Results
76. 16 SepFOMC Projections and Press Conference
77. 16 SepFOMC Statement: "The Committee will aim to achieve inflation moderately above 2 percent for some time"
78. 16 SepPhoenix Real Estate in August: Sales Up 1.7% YoY, Active Inventory Down 38% YoY
79. 16 SepNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Decline in Households Paying Rent in September
80. 16 SepNAHB: Builder Confidence Increased to 83 in September, Record High
81. 16 SepRetail Sales increased 0.6% in August
82. 16 SepMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
83. 16 SepWednesday: Retail Sales, FOMC Meeting, Homebuilder Confidence
84. 15 SepSeptember 15 COVID-19 Test Results
85. 15 SepLA Area Port Inbound Traffic up to New Record High, Outbound Traffic Down Year-over-year in August
86. 15 SepTechnical Note: September Employment Report Will Probably Show a Decrease in Temporary Census Workers
87. 15 Sep"Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2019"
88. 15 SepIndustrial Production Increased 0.4 Percent in August; Still 7.2% Below Pre-Crisis Level
89. 15 SepNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity expanded at a solid clip in New York State" in September
90. 15 SepTuesday: Industrial Production, NY Fed Mfg
91. 14 SepSeptember 14 COVID-19 Test Results
92. 14 SepMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines to 7.01%", Forbearance Requests Increase
93. 14 SepRecession Measures and NBER
94. 14 SepSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
95. 14 SepSunday Night Futures
96. 13 SepSeptember 13 COVID-19 Test Results
97. 13 SepFOMC Preview
98. 12 SepSeptember 12 COVID-19 Test Results
99. 12 SepSchedule for Week of September 13, 2020
100. 11 SepSeptember 11 COVID-19 Test Results
101. 11 SepBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
102. 11 SepQ3 GDP Forecasts
103. 11 SepCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation increased Year-over-year in August
104. 11 SepEarly Look at 2021 Cost-Of-Living Adjustments and Maximum Contribution Base
105. 11 SepBLS: CPI increased 0.4% in August, Core CPI increased 0.4%
106. 11 SepFriday: CPI
107. 10 SepSeptember 10 COVID-19 Test Results
108. 10 SepHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 19% Year-over-year; Boosted by Hurricane and Fires
109. 10 SepHouston Real Estate in August: Sales Up 7% YoY, Inventory Down 23% YoY
110. 10 SepComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
111. 10 SepWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims unchanged at 884,000
112. 10 SepThursday: Unemployment Claims, PPI
113. 9 SepSeptember 9 COVID-19 Test Results
114. 9 SepLas Vegas Real Estate in August: Sales down 9% YoY, Inventory down 36% YoY
115. 9 SepNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Decline in Households Paying Rent in September
116. 9 SepBLS: Job Openings increased to 6.6 Million in July
117. 9 SepMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
118. 9 SepWednesday: Job Openings
119. 8 SepSeptember 8 COVID-19 Test Results
120. 8 SepMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines to 7.16%"
121. 8 SepSeattle Real Estate in August: Sales up 15% YoY, Inventory UP 8% YoY
122. 8 SepBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for July: "Record-Low Rates, Largest Quarterly Volume on Record"
123. 8 SepSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
124. 8 SepMonday Night Futures
125. 7 SepSeptember 7 COVID-19 Test Results
126. 7 SepA Pandemic Employment Model
127. 6 SepSeptember 6 COVID-19 Test Results
128. 5 SepSeptember 5 COVID-19 Test Results
129. 5 SepSchedule for Week of September 6, 2020
130. 4 SepSeptember 4 COVID-19 Test Results
131. 4 SepAAR: August Rail Carloads down 14.9% YoY, Intermodal Up 3.0% YoY
132. 4 SepQ3 GDP Forecasts
133. 4 SepComments on August Employment Report
134. 4 SepAugust Employment Report: 1.4 Million Jobs Added, 8.4% Unemployment Rate
135. 4 SepBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
136. 4 SepFriday: Employment Report
137. 3 SepSeptember 3 COVID-19 Test Results
138. 3 SepGoldman August Payrolls Preview
139. 3 SepAugust Employment Preview
140. 3 SepHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 27.7% Year-over-year
141. 3 SepComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
142. 3 SepISM Services Index decreased to 56.9% in August
143. 3 SepTrade Deficit Increased Sharply to $63.6 Billion in July
144. 3 SepWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 833,352 NSA
145. 2 SepThursday: Unemployment Claims, Trade Deficit, ISM Services
146. 2 SepSeptember 2 COVID-19 Test Results
147. 2 SepTechnical Note on Weekly Unemployment Claims
148. 2 SepU.S. Heavy Truck Sales down 26% Year-over-year in August
149. 2 SepADP: Private Employment increased 428,000 in August
150. 2 SepMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
151. 2 SepWednesday: ADP Employment
152. 1 SepSeptember 1 COVID-19 Test Results
153. 1 SepAugust Vehicles Sales increased to 15.2 Million SAAR
154. 1 SepUpdate: Framing Lumber Prices Up 150% Year-over-year
155. 1 SepConstruction Spending Increased Slightly in July
156. 1 SepISM Manufacturing index Increased to 56.0 in August
157. 1 SepCoreLogic: House Prices up 5.5% Year-over-year in July
158. 1 SepTuesday: ISM Mfg, Construction Spending, Vehicle Sales

August 2020

1. 31 AugAugust 31 COVID-19 Test Results
2. 31 AugFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Increased in July
3. 31 AugMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Remains Flat at 7.20%"
4. 31 AugDallas Fed: "Recovery Continues in Texas Manufacturing" in August
5. 31 AugSeven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
6. 30 AugSunday Night Futures
7. 30 AugAugust 30 COVID-19 Test Results
8. 30 AugAugust Employment Report: Comments on Temporary Decennial Census Hiring and Education
9. 29 AugAugust 29 COVID-19 Test Results
10. 29 AugAugust 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Increased to 66 Institutions
11. 29 AugSchedule for Week of August 30, 2020
12. 29 AugAugust 28 COVID-19 Test Results
13. 28 AugLawler: July Residential Home Sales/Inventories in Selected Counties with Beach/Mountain Resort Areas
14. 28 AugQ3 GDP Forecasts
15. 28 AugReal Personal Income less Transfer Payments
16. 28 AugBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans "Improve Slightly"
17. 28 AugPersonal Income increased 0.4% in July, Spending increased 1.9%, Core PCE increased 0.3%
18. 28 AugFriday: Personal Income and Outlays, Chicago PMI
19. 27 AugAugust 27 COVID-19 Test Results
20. 27 AugLas Vegas Visitor Authority: No Convention Attendance, Visitor Traffic Down 61% YoY in July
21. 27 AugComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
22. 27 AugHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 30.3% Year-over-year, "Fell to a three-week low"
23. 27 AugNAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 5.9% in July
24. 27 AugFed Chair Jerome Powell: Monetary Policy Framework Review
25. 27 AugWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,006,000
26. 27 AugQ2 GDP Revised up to -31.7% Annual Rate
27. 27 AugThursday: GDP, Unemployment Claims, Fed Chair Powell Speech, Pending Home Sales
28. 26 AugAugust 26 COVID-19 Test Results
29. 26 AugZillow Case-Shiller Forecast: Year-over-year House Price Growth to Increase Slightly in July
30. 26 AugNew Home Prices
31. 26 AugMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
32. 25 AugAugust 25 COVID-19 Test Results
33. 25 AugFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased in July, Highest Since Feb 2013
34. 25 AugAugust Vehicle Sales Forecast: 11% Year-over-year Decline
35. 25 AugReal House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in June
36. 25 AugA few Comments on July New Home Sales
37. 25 AugAugust Employment Report Will Show an Increase of 237,800 Temporary Census Workers
38. 25 AugNew Home Sales increased to 901,000 Annual Rate in July
39. 25 AugCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.3% year-over-year in June
40. 25 AugTuesday: New Home Sales, Case-Shiller House Prices
41. 24 AugAugust 24 COVID-19 Test Results
42. 24 AugMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines Slightly to 7.20%"
43. 24 AugNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Shows Decline in Households Paying Rent
44. 24 AugChicago Fed National Activity "Index Suggests Slower, but Still Well-Above-Average Growth in July"
45. 24 AugEight High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
46. 24 AugSunday Night Futures
47. 23 AugAugust 23 COVID-19 Test Results
48. 23 AugThe Failed Promises of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)
49. 22 AugAugust 22 COVID-19 Test Results
50. 22 AugQ3 GDP Forecasts
51. 22 AugSchedule for Week of August 23, 2020
52. 21 AugAugust 21 COVID-19 Test Results
53. 21 AugDOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 14.5% year-over-year in June
54. 21 AugBLS: July Unemployment rates down in 30 states; 3 States at New Series Highs
55. 21 AugBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in July, "Serious Delinquencies Climb"
56. 21 AugComments on July Existing Home Sales
57. 21 AugNAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 5.86 million in July
58. 21 AugBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans "Remains Flat"
59. 20 AugFriday: Existing Home Sales
60. 20 AugAugust 20 COVID-19 Test Results
61. 20 AugHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 30% Year-over-year
62. 20 AugComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
63. 20 AugPhilly Fed Manufacturing "continued to expand" in August
64. 20 AugWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 1,106,000
65. 20 AugThursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg
66. 19 AugAugust 19 COVID-19 Test Results
67. 19 AugFOMC Minutes: "Uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook remained very elevated"
68. 19 AugAIA: "July architectural billings remained stalled"
69. 19 AugEmployment: Preliminary annual benchmark revision shows downward adjustment of 173,000 jobs
70. 19 AugPhoenix Real Estate in July: Sales up 12% YoY, Active Inventory Down 42% YoY
71. 19 AugMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
72. 19 AugWednesday: Preliminary Employment Benchmark, FOMC Minutes
73. 18 AugAugust 18 COVID-19 Test Results
74. 18 AugLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in July
75. 18 AugAugust Employment Report Will Show an Increase of Several Hundred Thousand Temporary Census Workers
76. 18 AugComments on July Housing Starts
77. 18 AugHousing Starts increased to 1.496 Million Annual Rate in July
78. 18 AugTuesday: Housing Starts
79. 17 AugAugust 17 COVID-19 Test Results
80. 17 AugMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases for the Ninth Straight Week to 7.21%"
81. 17 AugCAR on California July Housing: Sales up 6% YoY, Active Listings down 48% YoY
82. 17 AugNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds Decline in People Paying Rent in August
83. 17 AugMBA: "Mortgage Delinquencies Spike in the Second Quarter of 2020"
84. 17 AugEight High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
85. 17 AugNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity edged slightly higher in New York State" in August
86. 17 AugNAHB: Builder Confidence Increased to 78 in August, Ties Record High
87. 16 AugMonday: Empire State Mfg, Homebuilder Survey
88. 16 AugAugust 16 COVID-19 Test Results
89. 16 AugEarlier Fed Survey: Banks reported Tighter Standards, Weaker Demand for Loans except Residential Real Estate
90. 15 AugAugust 15 COVID-19 Test Results
91. 15 AugSchedule for Week of August 16, 2020
92. 14 AugLA Area Port Inbound Traffic up Year-over-year in July
93. 14 AugAugust 14 COVID-19 Test Results
94. 14 AugBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
95. 14 AugQ3 Preview: Real GDP as a Percent of Previous Peak
96. 14 AugQ3 GDP Forecasts
97. 14 AugIndustrial Production Increased 3.0 Percent in July; Still 8.4% Below Pre-Crisis Level
98. 14 AugRetail Sales increased 1.2% in July
99. 13 AugFriday: Retail Sales, Industrial Production
100. 13 AugAugust 13 COVID-19 Test Results
101. 13 AugHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 33% Year-over-year
102. 13 AugComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
103. 13 AugWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 963,000
104. 13 AugThursday: Unemployment Claims
105. 12 AugAugust 12 COVID-19 Test Results
106. 12 AugHouston Real Estate in July: Sales Up 25% YoY, Inventory Down 19% YoY
107. 12 AugCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation increased Year-over-year in July
108. 12 AugEarly Look at 2021 Cost-Of-Living Adjustments and Maximum Contribution Base
109. 12 AugBLS: CPI increased 0.6% in July, Core CPI increased 0.6%
110. 12 AugMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
111. 12 AugWednesday: CPI
112. 11 AugAugust 11 COVID-19 Test Results
113. 11 AugAugust Employment Report: Temporary Census Hiring will be Significant
114. 11 AugCoreLogic: "Overall Mortgage Delinquency Rates Beginning to Climb"
115. 11 AugTuesday: PPI, Delinquency Survey
116. 10 AugAugust 10 COVID-19 Test Results
117. 10 AugMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 7.44%" of Portfolio Volume
118. 10 AugFannie and Freddie: REO inventory declined sharply in Q2, Down 35% Year-over-year
119. 10 AugSeattle Real Estate in July: Sales up 10% YoY, Inventory down 15% YoY
120. 10 AugBLS: Job Openings increased to 5.9 Million in June
121. 10 AugNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds Decline in People Paying Rent in August
122. 10 AugHigh Frequency Indicators for the Economy
123. 10 AugMonday: Job Openings
124. 9 AugAugust 9 COVID-19 Test Results
125. 8 AugAugust 8 COVID-19 Test Results
126. 8 AugState and Local Education Employment in August
127. 8 AugSchedule for Week of August 9, 2020
128. 7 AugAugust 7 COVID-19 Test Results
129. 7 AugAAR: July Rail Carloads down 17.6% YoY, Intermodal Down 1.4% YoY
130. 7 AugLas Vegas Visitor Authority: No Convention Attendance, Visitor Traffic Down 70% YoY in June
131. 7 AugHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 35% Year-over-year
132. 7 AugBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased Due to Expirations
133. 7 AugComments on July Employment Report
134. 7 AugJuly Employment Report: 1.8 Million Jobs Added, 10.2% Unemployment Rate
135. 7 AugFriday: Employment Report
136. 6 AugAugust 6 COVID-19 Test Results
137. 6 AugGoldman July Payrolls Preview
138. 6 AugJuly Employment Preview
139. 6 AugNY Fed Q2 Report: "Total Household Debt Decreased in Q2 2020, Marking First Decline Since 2014"
140. 6 AugLas Vegas Real Estate in July: Sales up 4% YoY, Inventory down 35% YoY
141. 6 AugWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,186,000
142. 6 AugThursday: Unemployment Claims, NY Fed Q2 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit
143. 5 AugAugust 5 COVID-19 Test Results
144. 5 AugThe Changing Mix of Light Vehicle Sales
145. 5 AugISM Services Index increased to 58.1% in July, Employment Index Declined
146. 5 AugTrade Deficit decreased to $50.7 Billion in June
147. 5 AugADP: Private Employment increased 167,000 in July
148. 5 AugMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
149. 5 AugWednesday: ADP Employment, Trade Deficit, ISM non-Mfg
150. 4 AugAugust 4 COVID-19 Test Results
151. 4 AugJuly 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Increased to 65 Institutions
152. 4 AugUpdate: Framing Lumber Prices Up 81% Year-over-year
153. 4 AugBEA: July Vehicles Sales increased to 14.5 Million SAAR
154. 4 AugCoreLogic: House Prices up 4.9% Year-over-year in June
155. 4 AugTuesday: BEA Light Vehicle Sales
156. 3 AugAugust 3 COVID-19 Test Results
157. 3 AugMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 7.67%" of Portfolio Volume
158. 3 AugThree Months Until the Election
159. 3 AugConstruction Spending Decreased in June
160. 3 AugISM Manufacturing index Increased to 54.2 in July
161. 3 AugHigh Frequency Indicators for the Economy
162. 3 AugBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for June
163. 2 AugMonday: ISM Mfg, Construction Spending
164. 2 AugAugust 2 COVID-19 Test Results
165. 2 AugState and Local Government Education Employment will Increase Sharply in July, Seasonally Adjusted
166. 1 AugAugust 1 COVID-19 Test Results
167. 1 AugForecasts for the July Employment Report: A Stall, but Watch State and Local Hiring
168. 1 AugSchedule for Week of August 2, 2020

July 2020

1. 31 JulJuly 31 COVID-19 Test Results
2. 31 JulFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Increased Sharply in June
3. 31 JulComparing US, EU and China GDP
4. 31 JulEarly Q3 GDP Forecasts
5. 31 JulReal Personal Income less Transfer Payments
6. 31 JulBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased Slightly as of July 28th
7. 31 JulPersonal Income decreased 1.1% in June, Spending increased 5.6%
8. 31 JulFriday: Personal Income and Outlays
9. 30 JulJuly 30 COVID-19 Test Results
10. 30 JulYear-over-year and Quarterly Change in Real GDP
11. 30 JulHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 38% Year-over-year
12. 30 JulComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
13. 30 JulQ2 GDP: Investment
14. 30 JulWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 1,434,000
15. 30 JulBEA: Real GDP Decreased at 32.9% Annualized Rate in Q2
16. 30 JulThursday: Q2 GDP, Unemployment Claims
17. 29 JulJuly 29 COVID-19 Test Results
18. 29 JulFOMC Statement: "The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the virus"
19. 29 JulCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 26.5% Missed or Expect to Miss Rent or Mortgage Payment
20. 29 JulNAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 16.6% in June
21. 29 JulMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
22. 29 JulWednesday: FOMC Meeting, Pending Home Sales
23. 28 JulZillow Case-Shiller Forecast: Year-over-year House Price Growth to Slow Slightly in June
24. 28 JulJuly 28 COVID-19 Test Results
25. 28 JulUpdate: A few comments on the Seasonal Pattern for House Prices
26. 28 JulFree Webinar Today: UCI Professor Chris Schwarz Economic and Market Update at 2:30 PM ET
27. 28 JulHVS: Q2 2020 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
28. 28 JulRichmond Fed: "Manufacturing in the Fifth District showed signs of recovery in July"
29. 28 JulCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.5% year-over-year in May
30. 28 JulTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices, Richmond Fed Mfg
31. 27 JulJuly 27 COVID-19 Test Results
32. 27 JulFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased sharply in June, Highest in 7 Years
33. 27 JulMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases for Sixth Straight Week to 7.74%" of Portfolio Volume
34. 27 JulWhere to Look for Initial Economic Damage if Disaster Relief is Inadequate
35. 27 JulDallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Recovery Continues" in July
36. 27 JulHigh Frequency Indicators for the Economy
37. 26 JulSunday Night Futures
38. 26 JulJuly 26 COVID-19 Test Results
39. 26 JulFOMC Preview
40. 25 JulJuly 25 COVID-19 Test Results
41. 25 JulFree Webinar: UCI Professor Chris Schwarz Economic and Market Update on Tuesday, July 28th
42. 25 JulSchedule for Week of July 26, 2020
43. 24 JulJuly 24 COVID-19 Test Results
44. 24 JulJuly Vehicle Sales Forecast: 16% Year-over-year Decline
45. 24 JulQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 35% Annual Rate Decline
46. 24 JulA few Comments on June New Home Sales
47. 24 JulNew Home Sales increased to 776,000 Annual Rate in June
48. 24 JulBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
49. 24 JulFriday: New Home Sales
50. 23 JulJuly 23 COVID-19 Test Results
51. 23 JulNMHC: "July Apartment Market Conditions Showed Continued Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak"
52. 23 JulKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Continued to Grow Slightly" in July
53. 23 JulHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 39% Year-over-year
54. 23 JulComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
55. 23 JulWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 1,416,000
56. 23 JulThursday: Unemployment Claims
57. 22 JulJuly 22 COVID-19 Test Results
58. 22 JulNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds Decline in People Paying Rent as of July 20th
59. 22 JulAIA: "Architecture billings remain in negative territory, begin to stabilize"
60. 22 JulComments on June Existing Home Sales
61. 22 JulCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 26.4% Missed or Expect to Miss Rent or Mortgage Payment
62. 22 JulNAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 4.72 million in June
63. 22 JulBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in June, "Serious Delinquencies Surge to 9-Year High"
64. 22 JulMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
65. 22 JulWednesday: Existing Home Sales
66. 21 JulJuly 21 COVID-19 Test Results
67. 21 JulNew York City Subway Usage
68. 21 JulThoughts on CARES II: Additional Disaster Relief
69. 21 JulChicago Fed National Activity "Index Suggests Economic Growth Increased Further in June"
70. 20 JulJuly 20 COVID-19 Test Results
71. 20 JulMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases for Fifth Straight Week to 7.80%" of Portfolio Volume
72. 20 JulLawler: Serious Delinquency Rate on FHA-Insured SF Loans Surged in June
73. 20 JulSacramento Housing in June: Sales decline 1% YoY, Active Inventory down 37% YoY
74. 20 JulComments on BLS Reference Week
75. 20 JulSix High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
76. 19 JulSunday Night Futures
77. 19 JulJuly 19 COVID-19 Test Results
78. 19 JulExisting Home Sales: Lawler vs. the Consensus
79. 19 JulPhoenix Real Estate in June: Sales up 2% YoY, Active Inventory Down 23% YoY
80. 18 JulJuly 18 COVID-19 Test Results
81. 18 JulSchedule for Week of July 19, 2020
82. 17 JulJuly 17 COVID-19 Test Results; Record 77,233 Positive Cases
83. 17 JulLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in June
84. 17 JulCAR on California June Housing: Sales down 13% YoY, Listing down 25% YoY
85. 17 JulComments on June Housing Starts
86. 17 JulLA area Port Traffic Down Year-over-year in June
87. 17 JulQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 35% Annual Rate Decline
88. 17 JulBLS: June Unemployment rates down in 42 states; 3 States at New Record Highs
89. 17 JulBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decline, Lowest Since May
90. 17 JulHousing Starts increased to 1.186 Million Annual Rate in June
91. 17 JulFriday: Housing Starts
92. 16 JulJuly 16 COVID-19 Test Results, Record Positive Tests
93. 16 JulComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
94. 16 JulPhilly Fed Manufacturing "continued to expand" in July
95. 16 JulHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 38% Year-over-year
96. 16 JulNAHB: Builder Confidence Increased to 72 in July
97. 16 JulRetail Sales increased 7.5% in June
98. 16 JulWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,300,000
99. 16 JulThursday: Unemployment Claims, Retail Sales, Philly Fed Mfg, Homebuilder Survey
100. 15 JulJuly 15 COVID-19 Test Results
101. 15 JulFed's Beige Book: "Economic activity increased in almost all Districts, but remained well below where it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic."
102. 15 JulCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 34.9% of Households Expect Loss in Income
103. 15 JulNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds Decline in People Paying Rent in July
104. 15 JulIndustrial Production Increased 5.4 Percent in June; Still 10.8% Below Pre-Crisis Level
105. 15 JulNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity increased in New York State" in July
106. 15 JulMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
107. 15 JulWednesday: Industrial Production, NY Fed Mfg, Beige Book
108. 14 JulJuly 14 COVID-19 Test Results
109. 14 JulLeading Index for Commercial Real Estate Decreased Further in June
110. 14 JulFirst Look at 2021 Cost-Of-Living Adjustments and Maximum Contribution Base
111. 14 JulCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Soft Year-over-year in June
112. 14 JulBLS: CPI increased 0.6% in June, Core CPI increased 0.2%
113. 13 JulTuesday: CPI
114. 13 JulJuly 13 COVID-19 Test Results
115. 13 JulMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases for Fourth Straight Week to 8.18%" of Portfolio Volume
116. 13 Jul"Cargo Declines at Port of Long Beach in June"
117. 13 JulSix High Frequency Indicators for a Recovery
118. 12 JulSunday Night Futures
119. 12 JulJuly 12 COVID-19 Test Results
120. 11 JulJuly 11 COVID-19 Test Results; Highest Percent Positive Since Early May
121. 11 JulHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 30.2% Year-over-year
122. 11 JulSchedule for Week of July 12, 2020
123. 10 JulJuly 10 COVID-19 Test Results; Record Tests, Record Positive Tests
124. 10 JulQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 36% Annual Rate Decline
125. 10 JulBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Fall by 435K
126. 9 JulJuly 9 COVID-19 Test Results
127. 9 JulDOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 26% year-over-year in May
128. 9 JulReis on Q2 Office, Mall and Apartment Vacancy Rates
129. 9 JulComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
130. 9 JulWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,314,000
131. 9 JulThursday: Unemployment Claims
132. 8 JulJuly 8 COVID-19 Test Results, Record Positive, Highest Percent Positive since Early May
133. 8 JulHouston Real Estate in June: Sales Up 18.3% YoY, Inventory Down 17.5% YoY, Concerns going forward
134. 8 JulNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds Decline in People Paying Rent in July
135. 8 JulCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 34.9% of Households Expect Loss in Income; 25.9% Concerned about Housing
136. 8 JulU.S. Heavy Truck Sales down 42% Year-over-year in June
137. 8 JulMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
138. 7 JulJuly 7 COVID-19 Test Results
139. 7 JulMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases for Third Straight Week to 8.39%" of Portfolio Volume
140. 7 JulSeattle Real Estate in June: Sales down 8% YoY, Inventory down 32% YoY
141. 7 JulLas Vegas Real Estate in June: Sales down 19% YoY, Inventory down 31% YoY
142. 7 JulBLS: Job Openings increased to 5.4 Million in May
143. 7 JulCoreLogic: House Prices up 4.8% Year-over-year in May
144. 7 JulTuesday: Job Openings
145. 6 JulJuly 6 COVID-19 Test Results
146. 6 JulAAR: June Rail Carloads down 22.4% YoY, Intermodal Down 6.6% YoY
147. 6 JulBy Request: Percent Permanent Job Losers by Recession
148. 6 JulBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for May, Cash-Out Refinance Activity Declined
149. 6 JulISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 57.1% in June
150. 6 JulSix High Frequency Indicators for a Recovery
151. 5 JulSunday Night Futures
152. 5 JulJuly 5 COVID-19 Test Results
153. 5 JulCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 32% of Households Expect Loss in Income; 24.5% Concerned about Housing
154. 5 JulJuly 4 COVID-19 Test Results
155. 4 JulSchedule for Week of July 5, 2020
156. 3 JulJuly 3 COVID-19 Test Results, Record Tests, Record Number Positive
157. 3 JulComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
158. 3 JulBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declined
159. 2 JulJuly 2 COVID-19 Test Results
160. 2 JulHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 38.7% Year-over-year
161. 2 JulTrade Deficit increased to $54.6 Billion in May
162. 2 JulBEA: June Vehicles Sales increased to 13.0 Million SAAR
163. 2 JulComments on June Employment Report
164. 2 JulWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,427,000
165. 2 JulJune Employment Report: 4.8 Million Jobs Added, 11.1% Unemployment Rate
166. 2 JulThursday: Employment Report, Initial Unemployment Claims, Trade Deficit
167. 1 JulJuly 1 COVID-19 Test Results, Highest Percent Positive Since Early May, Over 50,000 Positive
168. 1 JulFOMC Minutes: Pandemic "Posed considerable downside risks to the economic outlook over the medium term"
169. 1 JulJune Employment Preview
170. 1 JulConstruction Spending Decreased in May
171. 1 JulISM Manufacturing index Increased to 52.6 in June
172. 1 JulADP: Private Employment increased 2,369,000 in June
173. 1 JulMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
174. 1 JulWednesday: ADP Employment, ISM Mfg Index, Construction Spending, FOMC Minutes

June 2020

1. 30 JunJune 30 COVID-19 Test Results
2. 30 JunFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Increased in May
3. 30 JunLas Vegas Visitor Authority: "No Convention Attendance, Hotel Occupancy 2.8%" in May
4. 30 JunFed Chair Powell: "Coronavirus and CARES Act" at 12:30 PM ET
5. 30 Jun"Chemical Activity Barometer Falls Slightly In June"
6. 30 JunCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.7% year-over-year in April
7. 30 JunTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices, Fed Chair Powell Testimony
8. 29 JunJune 29 COVID-19 Test Results
9. 29 JunMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases Slightly to 8.47%" of Portfolio Volume
10. 29 JunUpdate: Framing Lumber Future Prices Up Year-over-year
11. 29 JunDallas Fed: "Manufacturing Regains Footing After Epic Decline"
12. 29 JunNAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 44.3% in May
13. 29 JunSix High Frequency Indicators for a Recovery
14. 28 JunMonday: Pending Home Sales
15. 28 JunJune 28 COVID-19 Test Results, Highest Percent Positive Since Early May
16. 28 JunJune 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Decreased to 64 Institutions
17. 28 JunAdditional Disaster Relief
18. 27 JunJune 27 COVID-19 Test Results
19. 27 JunJune Vehicle Sales Forecast: 29% Year-over-year Decline
20. 27 JunSchedule for Week of June 28, 2020
21. 26 JunJune 26 COVID-19 Test Results, Highest Daily Positive Cases Ever - Again
22. 26 JunFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased in May, Highest in 2 Years
23. 26 JunQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 33% Annual Rate Decline
24. 26 JunBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
25. 26 JunReal Personal Income less Transfer Payments
26. 26 JunPersonal Income decreased 4.2% in May, Spending increased 8.2%
27. 26 JunFriday: Personal Income & Outlays
28. 25 JunJune 25 COVID-19 Test Results, Highest Daily Positive Cases Ever
29. 25 JunEconomic Outlook: The Gathering Storm
30. 25 JunKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Grew Slightly " in June
31. 25 JunHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 41.8% Year-over-year
32. 25 JunWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,480,000
33. 25 JunThursday: Unemployment Claims, GDP, Durable Goods
34. 24 JunJune 24 COVID-19 Test Results, Highest Daily Positive Cases Ever
35. 24 JunDOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 40% year-over-year in April
36. 24 JunCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 31% of Households Expect Loss in Income over Next 4 Weeks
37. 24 JunAIA: "Architecture billings downward trajectory moderates"
38. 24 JunMBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
39. 23 JunWednesday: Mortgage Purchase Applications, Architecture Billings Index
40. 23 JunJune 23 COVID-19 Test Results, Highest Percent Positive since Mid-May
41. 23 JunNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds 92 Percent Paid Rent as of June 20th, Same Pace as in June 2019
42. 23 JunA few Comments on May New Home Sales
43. 23 JunNew Home Sales increased to 676,000 Annual Rate in May
44. 22 JunTuesday: New Home Sales
45. 22 JunJune 22 COVID-19 Test Results, Highest Percent Positive since Late May
46. 22 JunMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases for First Time in Series to 8.48%" of Portfolio Volume
47. 22 JunComments on May Existing Home Sales
48. 22 JunBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased Sharply in May, Highest Rate since 2011
49. 22 JunNAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.91 million in May, Rebound Expected in Coming Months
50. 22 JunSix High Frequency Indicators for a Recovery
51. 22 JunChicago Fed National Activity "Suggests Economic Growth Increased Substantially in May"
52. 21 JunMonday: Existing Home Sales
53. 21 JunJune 21 COVID-19 Test Results
54. 20 JunJune 20 COVID-19 Test Results; Most Positive Results Since May 1st
55. 20 JunExisting Home Sales: Lawler vs. the Consensus
56. 20 JunSchedule for Week of June 21, 2020
57. 19 JunJune 19 COVID-19 Test Results; Most Positive Results Since May 1st
58. 19 JunSacramento Housing in May: Sales decline 37% YoY, Active Inventory down 23% YoY
59. 19 JunQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 33% Annual Rate Decline
60. 19 JunBLS: May Unemployment rates down in 38 states; 4 States at New Record Highs
61. 19 JunBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declines Slightly for the third consecutive week
62. 18 JunJune 18 COVID-19 Test Results; Most Positive Results Since Early May
63. 18 JunLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in May
64. 18 JunHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 43.4% Year-over-year
65. 18 JunComments on Weekly Unemployment Claims
66. 18 JunPhilly Fed Manufacturing firms reported "signs of improvement" in June
67. 18 JunWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,508,000
68. 18 JunThursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg Survey
69. 17 JunJune 17 COVID-19 Test Results
70. 17 JunQuarterly Starts by Purpose and Design
71. 17 JunPhoenix Real Estate in May: Sales down 34% YoY, Active Inventory Down 30% YoY
72. 17 JunComments on May Housing Starts
73. 17 JunHousing Starts increased to 974 Thousand Annual Rate in May
74. 17 JunMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
75. 17 JunWednesday: Housing Starts, Fed Chair Powell Testimony
76. 16 JunJune 16 COVID-19 Test Results
77. 16 JunMe on NPR The Indicator from Planet Money about High Frequency Indicators
78. 16 JunNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds 89 Percent Paid Rent as of June 13th, Same Pace as last year!
79. 16 JunNAHB: Builder Confidence Increased to 58 in June
80. 16 JunIndustrial Production Increased 1.4 Percent in May
81. 16 JunRetail Sales increased 17.7% in May
82. 16 JunTuesday: Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Homebuilder Survey, Fed Chair Powell Testimony
83. 15 JunJune 15 COVID-19 Test Results
84. 15 JunMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases Slightly to 8.55%" of Portfolio Volume
85. 15 JunLA area Port Traffic Down Sharply Year-over-year in May
86. 15 JunSix High Frequency Indicators for a Recovery
87. 15 JunNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity steadied in New York State" in June
88. 14 JunSunday Night Futures
89. 14 JunJune 14 COVID-19 Test Results
90. 14 JunRecession Measures and NBER
91. 13 JunJune 13 COVID-19 Test Results
92. 13 JunSchedule for Week of June 14, 2020
93. 12 JunSeattle Real Estate in May: Sales down 41% YoY, Inventory down 37% YoY
94. 12 JunJune 12 COVID-19 Test Results
95. 12 JunSeat Belts and Face Masks
96. 12 JunQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 40% Annual Rate Decline
97. 12 JunMortgage Equity Withdrawal Flat in Q1
98. 12 JunBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declines Slightly for the second consecutive week
99. 11 JunJune 11 COVID-19 Test Results
100. 11 JunHouston Real Estate in May: Sales Down 20.7% YoY, Inventory Down 8.3% YoY
101. 11 JunFed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth Decreased $7.4 Trillion in Q1
102. 11 JunHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 45.3% Year-over-year, Eighth Consecutive Week of Slightly Higher Demand
103. 11 JunCoreLogic: 1.8 Million Homes with Negative Equity in Q1 2020
104. 11 JunWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,542,000
105. 11 JunThursday: Unemployment Claims, PPI, Q1 Flow of Funds
106. 10 JunJune 10 COVID-19 Test Results:
107. 10 JunCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 48.3% of Households lost Income
108. 10 JunFOMC Projections and Press Conference
109. 10 JunFOMC Statement: "The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic hardship"
110. 10 JunCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Soft in May
111. 10 JunBLS: CPI decreased 0.1% in May, Core CPI decreased 0.1%
112. 10 JunMBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
113. 10 JunWednesday: CPI, FOMC Announcement
114. 9 JunVideo: June 2020 Economic and Financial Update
115. 9 JunJune 9 COVID-19 Test Results: Disappointing Local News
116. 9 JunNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds Most People Paying Rent in June
117. 9 JunBLS: Job Openings decreased to 5.0 Million in April
118. 9 JunSmall Business Optimism Increased in May, "Bad news for job creation"
119. 9 JunTuesday: Job Openings
120. 8 JunJune 8 COVID-19 Test Results
121. 8 JunMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 8.53%" of Portfolio Volume
122. 8 JunTomorrow June 9th: June 2020 Market & Economic Update FREE!
123. 8 JunNBER: February 2020 was Peak in US Economic Activity
124. 8 JunBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for April
125. 8 JunLas Vegas Real Estate in May: Sales down 49% YoY, Inventory down 22% YoY
126. 8 JunSix High Frequency Indicators for the Eventual Recovery
127. 7 JunSunday Night Futures
128. 7 JunJune 7 COVID-19 Test Results
129. 7 JunFOMC Preview
130. 6 JunJune 6 COVID-19 Test Results, Over 500,000 Tests
131. 6 JunBy Request: Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs During Presidential Terms
132. 6 JunSchedule for Week of June 7, 2020
133. 5 JunJune 5 COVID-19 Test Results, Over 500,000 Tests, Most Positive in Over a Month
134. 5 JunWill State and Local Governments Hire 1 Million Teachers in June and July? No, but ...
135. 5 JunAAR: May Rail Carloads down 27.7% YoY, Intermodal Down 13.0% YoY
136. 5 JunTuesday June 9th: June 2020 Market & Economic Update
137. 5 JunComments on May Employment Report
138. 5 JunMay Employment Report: 2,500,000 Jobs Added, 13.3% Unemployment Rate
139. 5 JunBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declines Slightly
140. 5 JunFriday: Employment Report
141. 4 JunGoldman May Payrolls Preview
142. 4 JunJune 4 COVID-19 Test Results, Eighth Consecutive Day with Over 400,000 Tests
143. 4 JunHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 43.2% Year-over-year, Seventh Consecutive Week of Higher Demand
144. 4 JunMay Employment Preview
145. 4 JunTrade Deficit increased to $49.4 Billion in April
146. 4 JunWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,877,000
147. 4 JunThursday: Unemployment Claims, Trade Deficit
148. 3 JunJune 3 COVID-19 Test Results
149. 3 JunCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 48.1% of Households lost Income
150. 3 JunBEA: May Vehicles Sales increased to 12.2 Million SAAR
151. 3 JunDOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 18.6% year-over-year in March
152. 3 JunISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 45.4% in May
153. 3 JunADP: Private Employment decreased 2,760,000 in May
154. 3 JunMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased, Purchase Applications up 18% Year over Year
155. 3 JunWednesday: ADP Employment, ISM non-Mfg
156. 2 JunJune 2 COVID-19 Test Results
157. 2 JunEnergy expenditures as a percentage of PCE at All Time Low
158. 2 JunUpdate: Real Estate Agent Boom and Bust
159. 2 JunNext Tuesday: June 2020 Market & Economic Update
160. 2 JunUpdate: Framing Lumber Future Prices Up Year-over-year
161. 2 JunCoreLogic: House Prices up 5.4% Year-over-year in April
162. 2 JunTuesday: Vehicle Sales, CoreLogic House Prices
163. 1 JunJune 1 COVID-19 Test Results: Progress on Percent Positive
164. 1 JunMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 8.46%" of Portfolio Volume
165. 1 JunZillow Case-Shiller April Forecast: Still Showing Increasing YoY Price Gains
166. 1 JunConstruction Spending Decreased in April
167. 1 JunISM Manufacturing index Increased to 43.1 in May
168. 1 JunSix High Frequency Indicators for the Eventual Recovery

May 2020

1. 31 MayMonday: ISM Mfg, Construction Spending
2. 31 MayMay 31 COVID-19 Test Results
3. 31 MayMay 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Increased to 65 Institutions
4. 30 MayMay 30 COVID-19 Test Results
5. 30 MayLas Vegas Visitor Authority: "No Convention Attendance, Hotel Occupancy 1.7%" in April
6. 30 MaySchedule for Week of May 31, 2020
7. 29 MayMay 29 COVID-19 Test Results: Progress
8. 29 MayFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Increased in April
9. 29 MayQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 40% Annual Rate Decline
10. 29 MayReal Personal Income less Transfer Payments
11. 29 MayBlack Knight: Mortgage Forbearance Volumes Flatten, Total Roughly Steady at 4.76M
12. 29 MayPersonal Income increased 10.5% in April, Spending decreased 13.6%, Core PCE decreased 0.4%
13. 29 MayFriday: Personal Income & Outlays, Chicago PMI, Fed Chair Jerome Powell
14. 28 MayMay 28 COVID-19 Test Results: Progress
15. 28 MayHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 50.2% Year-over-year, Slight Increase Week-over-week
16. 28 MayFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased in April
17. 28 MayKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Continued to Decline" in May
18. 28 MayNAR: Pending Home Sales Decrease 21.8% in April
19. 28 MayQ1 GDP Revised Down to -5.0% Annual Rate
20. 28 MayWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 2,123,000
21. 28 MayThursday: GDP, Unemployment Claims, Durable Goods, Pending Home Sales
22. 27 MayMay 27 COVID-19 Test Results: Going Backwards
23. 27 MayNew Home Prices
24. 27 MayFed's Beige Book: "Economic activity declined in all Districts – falling sharply in most"
25. 27 MayPhilly Fed: State Coincident Indexes Decreased in All States in April
26. 27 MayCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 48.5% of Households lost Income
27. 27 MayRichmond Fed: "Fifth District manufacturing remained soft in May"
28. 27 MayMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased, Purchase Applications up 9% Year over Year
29. 27 MayWednesday: Beige Book, Richmond Fed Mfg
30. 26 MayMay 26 COVID-19 Test Results
31. 26 MayMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 8.36%" of Portfolio Volume
32. 26 MayA few Comments on April New Home Sales
33. 26 MayDallas Fed: "Contraction Continues in Texas Manufacturing Sector"
34. 26 MayNew Home Sales at 623,000 Annual Rate in April
35. 26 MayCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.4% year-over-year in March
36. 26 May"Chicago Fed National Activity Index suggests economic growth fell substantially in April"
37. 26 MayTuesday: New Home Sales, Case-Shiller House Prices
38. 26 MayMay 25 COVID-19 Test Results: Progress
39. 25 MaySix High Frequency Indicators for the Eventual Recovery
40. 24 MayMay 24 COVID-19 Test Results
41. 24 MayEconomic Outlook: Not Sanguine
42. 23 MayMay 23 COVID-19 Test Results
43. 23 MaySchedule for Week of May 24, 2020
44. 22 MayMay 22 COVID-19 Test Results
45. 22 MaySeasonal Adjustment Weirdness: Will State and Local Governments Hire 700,000 Teachers in June and July?
46. 22 MayQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 40% Annual Rate Decline
47. 22 MayNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds 90.8 Percent Paid Rent as of May 20th
48. 22 MayBLS: April jobless rates up in all 50 states; 43 States at New Record Highs
49. 22 MayBlack Knight: 4.75 Million Homeowners Now in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans; Nearly Half Made April Mortgage Payments
50. 21 MayMay 21 COVID-19 Test Results
51. 21 MayComments on April Existing Home Sales
52. 21 MayHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 54.1% Year-over-year, Slight Increase Week-over-week
53. 21 MayNAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 4.33 million in April
54. 21 MayPhilly Fed Manufacturing firms reported "continued weakness" in May
55. 21 MayWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 2,438,000
56. 21 MayBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased Sharply in April, "Largest Single-Month Increase Ever Recorded"
57. 21 MayThursday: Existing Home Sales, Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg
58. 20 MayPhoenix Real Estate in April: Sales down 27% YoY, Active Inventory Down 22% YoY
59. 20 MayMay 20 COVID-19 Test Results, AND Great News on the Next Step
60. 20 MayFOMC Minutes: "Considerable risks to the economic outlook over the medium term"
61. 20 MayCensus: Household Pulse Survey shows 47.5% of Households lost Income
62. 20 MayU.S. Births decreased in 2019, "Lowest number of births since 1985"
63. 20 MayAIA: Architecture Billings Index Decreased in April to Record Low
64. 20 MayMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased, Purchase Applications up 6% Week over Week
65. 20 MayWednesday: MBA Mortgage Applications, FOMC Minutes
66. 19 MayMay 19 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
67. 19 MayMerrill: "Most of the slowdown occurred due to voluntary social distancing rather than lockdown policies"
68. 19 MaySacramento Housing in April: Sales decline 32% YoY, Active Inventory down 15% YoY
69. 19 MayComments on April Housing Starts
70. 19 MayTestimony by Chair Powell on the Federal Reserve's response to the coronavirus and the CARES Act
71. 19 MayHousing Starts decreased to 891 Thousand Annual Rate in April
72. 18 MayTuesday: Housing Starts, Fed Chair Powell Testimony
73. 18 MayMay 18 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
74. 18 MayMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 8.16%" of Portfolio Volume
75. 18 MayCAR on California April Housing: Sales down 30% YoY, Listing down 25% YoY
76. 18 MayMortgage Rates and Ten Year Yield
77. 18 MayNAHB: Builder Confidence Increased to 37 in May
78. 18 MaySix High Frequency Indicators for the Eventual Recovery
79. 17 MayMonday: Builder Confidence
80. 17 MayMay 17 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Test-and-Trace Success for Smallpox
81. 16 MayMay 16 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
82. 16 MaySchedule for Week of May 17, 2020
83. 15 MayMay 15 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
84. 15 MayLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in April
85. 15 MayNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds 87.7 Percent Paid Rent as of May 13th
86. 15 MayQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 30% Annual Rate Decline
87. 15 MayNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity continued to deteriorate significantly in New York State"
88. 15 MayBlack Knight: 4.7 Million Homeowners Now in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans, 8.8% of Mortgages
89. 15 MayBLS: Job Openings decreased to 6.2 Million in March
90. 15 MayIndustrial Production Decreased 11.2 Percent in April, Capacity utilization at Record Low
91. 15 MayRetail Sales decreased 16.4% in April
92. 15 MayFriday: Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Job Openings
93. 14 MayMay 14 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Virginia Separates Out Antibody Tests
94. 14 MayThe Changing Mix of Light Vehicle Sales
95. 14 MayUCI Professor Chris Schwarz on the Economy at 1 PM ET
96. 14 MayHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 55.9% Year-over-year, Slight Increase Week-over-week
97. 14 MayWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 2,981,000
98. 14 MayThursday: Unemployment Claims
99. 13 MayMay 13 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Possible Errors Cloud Data
100. 13 MayFannie and Freddie: REO inventory declined in Q1, Down 20% Year-over-year
101. 13 MayHouston Real Estate in April: Sales Down 21.6% YoY, Inventory Unchanged YoY
102. 13 MayFed Chair Powell: Current Economic Issues "May require additional policy measures"
103. 13 MayMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased Slightly, Purchase Applications up 11% Week over Week
104. 12 MayMay 12 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Step Backwards
105. 12 MayLA area Port Traffic Down Sharply Year-over-year in April
106. 12 MayBloomberg Interview on Housing and COVID-19
107. 12 MayCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Slowed in April
108. 12 MayMBA: "Mortgage Delinquencies Rise in First Quarter of 2020"
109. 12 MaySmall Business Optimism Decreased Sharply in April
110. 12 MayBLS: CPI decreased 0.8% in April, Core CPI decreased 0.4%
111. 12 MayTuesday: CPI
112. 11 MayMay 11 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Progress!
113. 11 MayMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 7.91%" of Portfolio Volume
114. 11 MayEducation and Unemployment
115. 11 MayLast Week: NY Fed Q1 Report: "Pre-COVID-19 Data Shows Total Household Debt Increased in Q1 2020"
116. 11 MayFour High Frequency Indicators for the Eventual Recovery
117. 10 MaySunday Night Futures
118. 10 MayMay 10 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
119. 10 MayEmployment: April Diffusion Indexes Decline to Record Lows
120. 9 MayMay 9 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Third Consecutive Day Over 300K
121. 9 MayRecession Measures and NBER
122. 9 MaySchedule for Week of May 10, 2020
123. 9 MayQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 30% Annual Rate Decline
124. 8 MayMay 8 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: States Ramping Up Tracing
125. 8 MayAAR: April Rail Carloads down 25.2% YoY, Intermodal Down 17.2% YoY
126. 8 MayNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds 80.2 Percent of Apartment Households Paid Rent as of May 6
127. 8 MayComments on April Employment Report
128. 8 MayApril Employment Report: 20,500,000 Jobs Lost, 14.7% Unemployment Rate
129. 8 MayBlack Knight: Nearly 4.1 Million Homeowners Now in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans, 7.7% of Mortgages
130. 7 MayFriday: Employment Report
131. 7 MayGoldman April Payrolls Review
132. 7 MayMay 7 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Progress, More Needed
133. 7 MayApril Employment Preview
134. 7 MayHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 58.5% Year-over-year, Slight Increase Week-over-week
135. 7 MaySeattle Real Estate in April: Sales down 25% YoY, Inventory down 31% YoY
136. 7 MayWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 3,169,000
137. 7 MayThursday: Unemployment Claims
138. 6 MayMay 6 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: One Step Back
139. 6 MayDOT: Vehicle Miles Driven increased 2.2% year-over-year in February, Pre-COVID
140. 6 MayLas Vegas Real Estate in April: Sales down 33% YoY, Inventory down 16% YoY
141. 6 MayADP: Private Employment decreased 20,236,000 in April
142. 6 MayMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased Slightly, Purchase Applications up 6% Week over Week
143. 6 MayWednesday: ADP Employment
144. 5 MayMay 5 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Progress on Percent Positive
145. 5 MayLas Vegas: "Effectively empty for the second half of March"
146. 5 MayISM Non-Manufacturing Index decreased to 41.8% in April
147. 5 MayCoreLogic: House Prices up 4.5% Year-over-year in March
148. 5 MayTrade Deficit increased to $44.4 Billion in March
149. 4 MayTuesday: Trade Deficit, ISM non-Mfg Index
150. 4 MayMay 4 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
151. 4 MayMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 7.54%" of Portfolio Volume
152. 4 MayU.S. Heavy Truck Sales down 54% Year-over-year in April
153. 4 MayUpdate: Framing Lumber Future Prices Mostly Unchanged Year-over-year
154. 4 MayBEA: April Vehicles Sales decreased to 8.6 Million SAAR, Lowest in 50 Years
155. 4 MayBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for March; Discussion of Forbearance Plans
156. 3 MaySunday Night Futures
157. 3 MayMay 3 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
158. 2 MayMay 2 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
159. 2 MayFour High Frequency Indicators for the Eventual Recovery
160. 2 MaySchedule for Week of May 3, 2020
161. 1 MayMay 1 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Progress
162. 1 MayQ2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 30% Annual Rate Decline
163. 1 MayConstruction Spending Increased in March
164. 1 MayISM Manufacturing index Decreased to 41.5 in April
165. 1 MayBlack Knight: More than 3.8 Million Homeowners Now in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans

April 2020

1. 30 AprFriday: ISM Mfg Survey, Construction Spending
2. 30 AprApril 30 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
3. 30 AprFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Increased Slightly in March
4. 30 AprHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 62.2% Year-over-year
5. 30 AprZillow Case-Shiller March Forecast: Still Showing Increasing YoY Price Gains, Mostly Pre-Crisis
6. 30 AprQ1 2020 GDP Details on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
7. 30 AprPersonal Income decreased 2.0% in March, Spending decreased 7.5%
8. 30 AprWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 3,839,000
9. 30 AprThursday: Unemployment Claims, Personal Income and Outlays, Chicago PMI
10. 29 AprApril 29 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
11. 29 AprFOMC Statement: "committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time"
12. 29 AprQ1 GDP: Investment
13. 29 AprNAR: Pending Home Sales Decrease 20.8% in March
14. 29 AprBEA: Real GDP decreased at 4.8% Annualized Rate in Q1
15. 29 AprMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased, Purchase Applications up 12% Week over Week
16. 29 AprWednesday: GDP, FOMC Announcement, Pending Home Sales
17. 28 AprApril 28 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Anonymous Exposure Notification coming Friday!
18. 28 AprLawler: D.R. Horton: Order Decline Not as Bad as Feared So Far in April
19. 28 AprReal House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in February
20. 28 AprHVS: Q1 2020 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
21. 28 AprRichmond Fed: "Fifth District Manufacturing Activity Declined Sharply in April", Lowest Reading on Record
22. 28 AprCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.2% year-over-year in February
23. 28 AprTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices, Richmond Fed Mfg
24. 27 AprApril 27 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Disappointing
25. 27 AprFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Unchanged in March
26. 27 AprMBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 6.99%" of Portfolio Volume
27. 27 AprDallas Fed: "Contraction in Texas Manufacturing Sector Worsens", Record Low Activity Index
28. 27 AprTSA checkpoint travel numbers
29. 27 AprSunday Night Futures
30. 26 AprApril 26 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Fauci Expects Testing to Double
31. 26 AprApril 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Decreased to 64 Institutions
32. 25 AprApril 25 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Making Progress!
33. 25 AprHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 64.4% Year-over-year; 4-Week Average at All Time Record Low
34. 25 AprSchedule for Week of April 26, 2020
35. 24 AprApril 24 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
36. 24 AprQ1 GDP Forecasts: Around -7% SAAR
37. 24 AprLawler: Zillow on Trends in Pending Sales
38. 24 AprLawler: Excerpts from PulteGroup’s Conference Call
39. 24 AprUniversity of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment at 71.8, Down from 89.1 in March
40. 24 AprBlack Knight: More than 3.4 Million Homeowners Now in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans
41. 24 AprFriday: Durable Goods, Consumer Sentiment
42. 23 AprApril 23 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
43. 23 AprBlack Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased in March, First Increase in March Ever
44. 23 AprA few Comments on March New Home Sales
45. 23 AprKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Decreased Further" in April, Lowest Reading on Record
46. 23 AprNew Home Sales Decrease to 627,000 Annual Rate in March
47. 23 AprWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 4,427,000
48. 22 AprThursday: Unemployment Claims, New Home Sales
49. 22 AprApril 22 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
50. 22 AprNMHC: "April Apartment Market Conditions Showed Weakness Amid COVID-19 Outbreak"
51. 22 AprPhilly Fed: State Coincident Indexes Decreased in 34 states in March
52. 22 AprFHFA: House Prices up 5.7% YoY in February
53. 22 AprAIA: Architecture Billings Index Decreased Sharply in March
54. 22 AprMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased, Purchase Applications down 31% YoY
55. 21 AprWednesday: Mortgage Purchase Index, Architecture Billings
56. 21 AprApril 21 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
57. 21 AprA few Comments on Weekly and Continued Unemployment Claims
58. 21 AprLawler: Las Vegas Home Sales Plunged in First Half of April
59. 21 AprComments on March Existing Home Sales
60. 21 AprNAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 5.27 million in March
61. 20 AprTuesday: Existing Home Sales
62. 20 AprApril 20 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
63. 20 AprTSA checkpoint travel numbers
64. 20 AprHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 69.8% Year-over-year to All Time Record Low
65. 20 Apr"Chicago Fed National Activity Index Suggests Economic Growth Decreased Substantially in March"
66. 19 AprSunday Night Futures
67. 19 AprApril 19 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
68. 19 AprEconomic Outlook: Reasons for Optimism and Pessimism
69. 18 AprApril 18 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
70. 18 AprSchedule for Week of April 19, 2020
71. 17 AprApril 17 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
72. 17 AprLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in March
73. 17 AprQ1 GDP Forecasts: Around -7% SAAR
74. 17 AprSeattle Real Estate in March: Sales up 17.6% YoY, Inventory down 30.1% YoY
75. 17 AprBLS: March Unemployment rates increased in 29 States
76. 17 AprPhoenix Real Estate in March: Sales up 3.4% YoY, Active Inventory Down 22% YoY
77. 16 AprApril 16 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
78. 16 AprCAR on California March Housing: Sales down 6.1% YoY
79. 16 AprLawler: Redfin Selected Housing Market Data
80. 16 AprComments on March Housing Starts
81. 16 AprPhilly Fed "Manufacturing firms reported continued weakening" in April
82. 16 AprHousing Starts decreased to 1.216 Million Annual Rate in March
83. 16 AprWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 5,245,000
84. 15 AprThursday: Housing Starts, Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg
85. 15 AprApril 15 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: More Needed
86. 15 AprFed's Beige Book: "Economic activity contracted sharply and abruptly"
87. 15 AprNMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds Rent Payment Rate at 93 Percent of Prior Month
88. 15 AprNAHB: Builder Confidence "Plunged" to 30 in April
89. 15 AprIndustrial Production Decreased in March
90. 15 AprNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity plunged in New York State", Record Low Index
91. 15 AprRetail Sales decreased 8.7% in March
92. 15 AprMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased, Purchase Applications down 35% YoY
93. 14 AprWednesday: Retail Sales, Industrial Production, NY Fed Mfg, Homebuilder Survey, Beige Book
94. 14 AprApril 14 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
95. 14 AprThe Sharp Decline in Housing Activity
96. 14 AprEmployment: March Diffusion Indexes
97. 14 AprThe Top Ten Job Streaks
98. 14 AprSmall Business Optimism Decreased Sharply in March
99. 13 AprApril 13 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
100. 13 AprMBA Survey: Total Number of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Jumped from 2.73% to 3.74%
101. 13 AprWhat is a Recession? What is a Depression?
102. 13 AprBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for Febuary; "Unemployment Spike Triggering Surge in Mortgage Forbearance Requests"
103. 12 AprSunday Night Futures
104. 12 AprApril 12 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
105. 12 AprFour High Frequency Indicators for the Eventual Recovery
106. 11 AprApril 11 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results: Still Struggling to Test
107. 11 AprSchedule for Week of April 12, 2020
108. 10 AprApril 10 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
109. 10 AprReopening: Milestones, Not Dates
110. 10 AprQ1 GDP Forecasts: Around -7% SAAR
111. 10 AprCDC: Seasonal Flu Activity Very Low
112. 10 AprCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Near 2% YoY in March
113. 10 AprSacramento Housing in March: Sales decline 11.4% YoY, Active Inventory down 11.9% YoY
114. 10 AprBLS: CPI decreased 0.4% in March, Core CPI decreased 0.1%
115. 10 AprFriday: CPI, Markets Closed for Good Friday
116. 9 AprApril 9 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
117. 9 AprUniversity of Michigan: Largest Decline on Record for Consumer Sentiment
118. 9 AprHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 68.5% Year-over-year to All Time Record Low
119. 9 AprWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 6,606,000
120. 8 AprThursday: Unemployment Claims, PPI
121. 8 AprApril 8 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
122. 8 AprLA area Port Traffic Down Year-over-year in March
123. 8 AprFOMC Minutes: Zero Rates until "weathered recent events"
124. 8 AprHouston Real Estate in March: Sales up 6.9% YoY, Inventory Up 2.6% YoY
125. 8 AprWeather Adjusted Employment Losses in March
126. 8 AprMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased, Purchase Applications down 33% YoY
127. 7 AprWednesday: FOMC Minutes, MBA Mortgage Purchase Applications
128. 7 AprApril 7 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
129. 7 AprThe "Square Root Recovery"
130. 7 AprPhase 4 Disaster Relief
131. 7 AprBLS: Job Openings decreased to 6.9 Million in February
132. 7 AprCoreLogic: House Prices up 4.1% Year-over-year in February
133. 7 AprLas Vegas Real Estate in March: Sales up 6.5% YoY, Inventory down 17% YoY
134. 7 AprTuesday: Job Openings
135. 6 AprApril 6 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
136. 6 AprU.S. Heavy Truck Sales down 43% Year-over-year in March
137. 6 AprTSA checkpoint travel numbers
138. 6 AprUpdate: Framing Lumber Future Prices Down 25% Year-over-year
139. 5 AprSunday Night Futures
140. 5 AprApril 5 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results
141. 4 AprApril 4 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results Increase; California to Increase Testing Fivefold
142. 4 AprSchedule for Week of April 5, 2020
143. 3 AprApril 3 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results per Day; More Testing Needed
144. 3 AprAAR: March Rail Carloads down 6.0% YoY, Intermodal Down 12.2% YoY
145. 3 AprCDC: Seasonal Flu Activity Decreased Sharply, Now "Low"
146. 3 AprComments on March Employment Report
147. 3 AprISM Non-Manufacturing Index decreased to 52.5% in March
148. 3 AprMarch Employment Report: 701,000 Jobs Lost (718,000 Lost ex-Census), 4.4% Unemployment Rate
149. 3 AprFriday: Employment Report
150. 2 AprApril 2 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results per Day; More Testing Needed
151. 2 AprGoldman: March Payrolls Preview
152. 2 AprMarch Employment Preview
153. 2 AprHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 67% Year-over-year to All Time Record Low
154. 2 AprBEA: March Vehicles Sales decreased to 11.4 Million SAAR
155. 2 AprTrade Deficit decreased to $39.9 Billion in February
156. 2 AprWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 6,648,000
157. 2 AprThursday: Unemployment Claims, Trade Deficit
158. 1 AprApril 1 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day; More Testing Needed
159. 1 AprZillow Case-Shiller February Forecast: "Ancient History"
160. 1 AprFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Declined in February, Lowest Since 2007
161. 1 AprConstruction Spending Decreased in February
162. 1 AprISM Manufacturing index Decreased to 49.1 in March
163. 1 AprADP: Private Employment decreased 27,000 in March
164. 1 AprMBA: Mortgage Refinance Applications Increased, Purchase Applications down 24% YoY

March 2020

1. 31 MarWednesday: ADP Employment, ISM Mfg, Construction Spending, Vehicle Sales
2. 31 MarMarch 31 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
3. 31 MarThe Economic Outlook
4. 31 MarUpdate: A few comments on the Seasonal Pattern for House Prices
5. 31 MarCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 3.9% year-over-year in January
6. 31 MarTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices
7. 30 MarMarch 30 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
8. 30 MarTSA checkpoint travel numbers
9. 30 MarMovie Box Office
10. 30 MarDallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Activity Contracts Suddenly, Outlook Worsens", Record Low Activity Index
11. 30 MarNAR: "Pending Home Sales Increase 2.4% in February"
12. 29 MarSunday Night Futures: Oil Prices Lowest Since Feb 2002
13. 29 MarMarch 29 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
14. 29 MarMarch 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Increased to 65 Institutions
15. 28 MarMarch 28 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
16. 28 MarSchedule for Week of March 29, 2020
17. 27 MarMarch 27 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
18. 27 MarCDC: Seasonal Flu Activity Slowing
19. 27 MarKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Services Activity Decreased Significantly"
20. 27 MarBLS: February Unemployment rates at New Series Lows in Six States
21. 27 MarPersonal Income increased 0.6% in February, Spending increased 0.2%, Core PCE increase 0.2%
22. 26 MarFriday: Personal Income & Outlays
23. 26 MarMarch 26 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
24. 26 MarFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Unchanged in February
25. 26 MarHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 56% Year-over-year to All Time Record Low
26. 26 MarKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Declined Sharply" in March
27. 26 MarThird Estimate Q4 GDP: Remains at 2.1% Annual Rate
28. 26 MarWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 3,283,000
29. 26 MarThursday: Initial Unemployment Claims, Q4 GDP
30. 25 MarMarch 25 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
31. 25 MarA 40-Day Plan to Start Recovery
32. 25 MarMarch Vehicle Sales Forecast: 35% Year-over-year Decline
33. 25 MarFHFA: House Prices up 5.2% YoY in January
34. 25 MarMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
35. 24 MarWednesday: MBA Mortgage Applications, Durable Goods
36. 24 MarMarch 24 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
37. 24 MarA few Comments on February New Home Sales
38. 24 MarRichmond Fed: "Fifth District manufacturing activity remained fairly flat in March"
39. 24 MarNew Home Sales at 765,000 Annual Rate in February
40. 24 MarPhilly Fed: "Nonmanufacturing firms reported a significant weakening in activity this month"
41. 24 MarTuesday: New Home Sale, Richmond Fed Mfg
42. 23 MarMarch 23 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
43. 23 MarBlack Knight's First Look: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased slightly in February
44. 23 MarFed: Whatever it Takes Announcement
45. 23 Mar"Chicago Fed National Activity Index Index Suggests Economic Growth Picked Up in February"
46. 22 MarSunday Night Futures: Limit Down
47. 22 MarMarch 22 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day #TestAndTrace
48. 22 MarA few Comments on Weekly and Continued Unemployment Claims
49. 21 MarMarch 21 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day
50. 21 MarSchedule for Week of March 22, 2020
51. 20 MarMarch 20 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day
52. 20 MarThe Next Phase of Testing
53. 20 MarComments on February Existing Home Sales
54. 20 MarCDC: Seasonal Flu Activity Slowing
55. 20 MarNAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 5.77 million in February
56. 19 MarFriday: Existing Home Sales
57. 19 MarMarch 19 Update: US COVID-19 Tests per Day
58. 19 MarUpdate: Decline in Restaurant Traffic
59. 19 MarSacramento Housing in February: Sales Unchanged YoY, Active Inventory down 28.7% YoY
60. 19 MarHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 24.4% Year-over-year
61. 19 MarPhilly Fed "Current Manufacturing Indicators Show a Weakening in Activity in March"
62. 19 MarWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 281,000
63. 19 MarThursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg
64. 18 MarUpdate: COVID-19 Tests per Day
65. 18 MarUpdate: Decline in Restaurant Traffic
66. 18 MarLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in February; Lawler "I doubt anyone really cares"
67. 18 MarPhoenix Real Estate in February: Sales up 13.6% YoY, Active Inventory Down 43.5% YoY
68. 18 MarAIA: Architecture Billings Index increased in February, Expected to decline rapidly
69. 18 MarComments on February Housing Starts
70. 18 MarHousing Starts decreased to 1.599 Million Annual Rate in February
71. 18 MarMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
72. 17 MarWednesday: Housing Starts
73. 17 MarCOVID-19 Tests per Day
74. 17 MarBLS: Job Openings increased to 7.0 Million in January
75. 17 MarNAHB: Builder Confidence Decreased to 72 in March
76. 17 MarIndustrial Production Increased in February
77. 17 MarRetail Sales decreased 0.5% in February
78. 16 MarTuesday: Retail Sales, Industrial Production, Homebuilder Survey, Job Openings
79. 16 MarThanks to All the Heroes!
80. 16 MarUpdate: Decline in Restaurant Traffic
81. 16 MarBLS: January Unemployment rates at New Series Lows in Six States
82. 16 MarNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity declined in New York State", Headline Fell Sharply
83. 15 MarSunday Night Futures: Limit Down, Recession Call
84. 15 MarFed Cuts Rate to Zero in Emergency Meeting
85. 15 MarFOMC Preview
86. 14 MarDramatic Decline in Restaurant Traffic
87. 14 MarSchedule for Week of March 15, 2020
88. 13 MarThe Sudden Economic Stop
89. 13 MarHigh Frequency Data: Movie Box Office
90. 13 MarFrom Merrill: Flirting with Recession
91. 13 MarPreliminary March Consumer Sentiment Declines to 95.9 from 101.0
92. 12 MarMortgage Equity Withdrawal Positive in Q4
93. 12 MarFed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth Increased in Q4
94. 12 MarHotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased Sharply Year-over-year
95. 12 MarWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 211,000
96. 11 MarThursday: Unemployment Claims, PPI, Flow of Funds
97. 11 MarHouston Real Estate in February: Sales up 14.9% YoY, Inventory Up 3.8% YoY
98. 11 MarCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Above 2% YoY in February, Core PCE below 2%
99. 11 MarLA area Port Traffic Down Year-over-year in February
100. 11 MarBLS: CPI increased 0.1% in February, Core CPI increased 0.2%
101. 11 MarMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased Sharply in Latest Weekly Survey
102. 10 MarMe on NPR The Indicator from Planet Money with Cardiff Garcia
103. 10 MarEmployment: February Diffusion Indexes
104. 10 MarTrends in Educational Attainment in the U.S. Labor Force
105. 10 MarOn COVID-19 Seasonality
106. 10 MarSmall Business Optimism Increased Slightly in February
107. 9 MarSeattle Real Estate in February: Sales up 5.2% YoY, Inventory down 32.5% YoY
108. 9 MarBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for January; "Cash-out lending hit a more than 10-year high at the end of 2019"
109. 9 MarGoing on Recession Watch
110. 9 MarOil Prices
111. 9 MarWeather Adjusted Employment Gains in February
112. 8 MarSunday Night Futures; Oil Prices Collapse
113. 8 MarFiscal Policies to Address COVID-19
114. 7 MarSchedule for Week of March 8, 2020
115. 6 MarHigh Frequency Data: Movie Box Office
116. 6 MarQ1 GDP Forecasts: 0.7% to 3.1%
117. 6 MarAAR: February Rail Carloads down 7.3% YoY, Intermodal Down 8.9% YoY
118. 6 MarComments on February Employment Report
119. 6 MarLas Vegas Real Estate in February: Sales up 23% YoY, Inventory down 39% YoY
120. 6 MarTrade Deficit decreased to $45.3 Billion in January
121. 6 MarFebruary Employment Report: 273,000 Jobs Added (266,000 ex-Census), 3.5% Unemployment Rate
122. 5 MarFriday: Employment Report, Trade Deficit
123. 5 MarGoldman: February Payrolls Preview
124. 5 MarFebruary Employment Preview
125. 5 MarHotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased Year-over-year
126. 5 MarWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 216,000
127. 4 MarFed's Beige Book: Economic Actvity Expanded "modest to moderate rate", Coronavirus Impacting Travel
128. 4 MarISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 57.3% in February
129. 4 MarBEA: February Vehicles Sales decreased to 16.8 Million SAAR
130. 4 MarADP: Private Employment increased 183,000 in February
131. 4 MarMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased Sharply in Latest Weekly Survey
132. 4 MarWednesday: ADP Employment, ISM non-Mfg, Beige Book
133. 3 Mar30 Year Mortgage Rates at 3.0%
134. 3 MarPolicy Proposal: Enhanced Automatic Stabilizer
135. 3 MarPandemic: A Slowdown or a Recession?
136. 3 MarFederal Reserve Cuts Rate 1/2 percentage point
137. 3 MarCoreLogic: House Prices up 4.0% Year-over-year in January
138. 2 MarTuesday: Vehicle Sales, Corelogic House Prices
139. 2 MarA Few Comments on COVID-19 Non-Medical Policies
140. 2 MarUpdate: Framing Lumber Prices Up Year-over-year
141. 2 MarConstruction Spending Increased in January
142. 2 MarISM Manufacturing index Decreased to 50.1 in February
143. 2 MarMonday: ISM Manufacturing, Construction Spending
144. 1 MarFebruary 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Decreased to 63 Institutions

February 2020

1. 29 FebSchedule for Week of March 1, 2020
2. 28 FebFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate unchanged in January
3. 28 FebThe Economic Impact of the COVID-19
4. 28 FebQ1 GDP Forecasts: 1.1% to 2.6%
5. 28 FebHotels: Occupancy Rate Decreases Year-over-year
6. 28 FebPersonal Income increased 0.6% in January, Spending increased 0.2%, Core PCE increase 0.1%
7. 28 FebFriday: Personal Income & Outlays, Chicago PMI
8. 27 FebFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in January, Lowest since 2007
9. 27 FebNAR: "Pending Home Sales Ascend 5.2% in January"
10. 27 FebKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Increased Modestly" in February
11. 27 FebQ4 GDP Unchanged at 2.1% Annual Rate
12. 27 FebWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 219,000
13. 27 FebThursday: GDP, Unemployment Claims
14. 26 FebZillow Case-Shiller Forecast: House Price Gains "Back on the Gas"
15. 26 FebNew Home Prices
16. 26 FebA few Comments on January New Home Sales
17. 26 FebNew Home Sales increase to 764,000 Annual Rate in January
18. 26 FebMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased in Latest Weekly Survey
19. 26 FebWednesday: New Home Sales
20. 25 FebReal House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in December
21. 25 FebFDIC: Fewer Problem banks, Residential REO Declined in Q4
22. 25 FebUpdate: A few comments on the Seasonal Pattern for House Prices
23. 25 FebRichmond Fed: Manufacturing Activity Softened in February
24. 25 FebCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 3.8% year-over-year in December
25. 25 FebTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices
26. 24 FebHouse Prices and Inventory
27. 24 FebDallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Expansion Continues"
28. 24 Feb"Chicago Fed National Activity Index Points to an Uptick in Economic Growth in January"
29. 24 FebSunday Night Futures
30. 23 FebQuarterly Starts by Purpose and Design
31. 22 FebSchedule for Week of February 23, 2020
32. 21 FebHotels: Occupancy Rate Increases Year-over-year
33. 21 FebComments on January Existing Home Sales
34. 21 FebQ1 GDP Forecasts: 0.7% to 2.6%
35. 21 FebNAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 5.46 million in January
36. 21 FebFriday: Existing Home Sales
37. 20 FebPhoenix Real Estate in January: Sales up 18.1% YoY, Active Inventory Down 38.9% YoY
38. 20 FebBlack Knight's First Look: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in January, Lowest Level on Record
39. 20 FebPhilly Fed Manufacturing Suggests Activity Increased in February
40. 20 FebWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 210,000
41. 20 FebThursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg Survey
42. 19 FebCAR on California January Housing: Sales up 10.3% YoY, Inventory down 26.9%
43. 19 FebFOMC Minutes: Policy on Hold
44. 19 FebAIA: "Architecture billings continue growth into 2020"
45. 19 FebLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in January
46. 19 FebComments on January Housing Starts
47. 19 FebHousing Starts decreased to 1.567 Million Annual Rate in January
48. 19 FebMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
49. 18 FebWednesday: Housing Starts, PPI, FOMC Minutes
50. 18 FebMortgage Rates and Ten Year Yield
51. 18 FebNAHB: Builder Confidence Decreased to 74 in February
52. 18 FebNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity picked up in New York State"
53. 17 FebTuesday: Empire State Mfg Survey, Homebuilder Survey
54. 17 FebUpdate: Real Estate Agent Boom and Bust
55. 17 FebThe Housing Bubble, Mortgage Debt as Percent of GDP
56. 16 FebFannie and Freddie: REO inventory declined in Q4, Down 17% Year-over-year
57. 15 FebSchedule for Week of February 16, 2020
58. 14 FebCensus: A Changing Nation: Population Projections Under Alternative Immigration Scenarios
59. 14 FebSacramento Housing in January: Sales Up 5.6% YoY, Active Inventory down 32.7% YoY
60. 14 FebQ1 GDP Forecasts: 0.7% to 2.4%
61. 14 FebIndustrial Production Decreased in January
62. 14 FebRetail Sales increased 0.3% in January
63. 14 FebFriday: Retail Sales, Industrial Production
64. 13 FebHotels: Occupancy Rate Decreases Year-over-year
65. 13 FebCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Above 2% YoY in January, Core PCE below 2%
66. 13 FebWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 205,000
67. 13 FebBLS: CPI increased 0.1% in January, Core CPI increased 0.2%
68. 13 FebThursday: CPI, Unemployment Claims
69. 12 FebLA area Port Traffic Down Year-over-year in January
70. 12 FebHouston Real Estate in January: Sales up 15.2% YoY, Inventory Up 3.7% YoY
71. 12 FebEnergy expenditures as a percentage of PCE
72. 12 FebMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased in Latest Weekly Survey
73. 11 FebWednesday: Fed Chair Powell Testimony
74. 11 FebMBA: "Mortgage Delinquencies Decrease in Fourth Quarter of 2019"
75. 11 FebNY Fed Q4 Report: "Household Debt Tops $14 Trillion as Mortgage Originations Reach Highest Volume since 2005"
76. 11 FebBLS: Job Openings "Fell" to 6.4 Million in December
77. 11 FebFed Chair Powell: Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
78. 11 FebSmall Business Optimism Increased in January
79. 11 FebTuesday: Job Openings, Fed Chair Powell Testimony, NY Fed Household Debt and Credit
80. 10 FebPayroll Employment and Seasonal Factors
81. 10 FebLas Vegas: Record Convention Traffic in 2019, Visitor Traffic Increases
82. 10 FebSeattle Real Estate in January: Sales up 17.2% YoY, Inventory down 32.9% YoY
83. 10 FebSunday Night Futures
84. 9 FebHotels: Occupancy Rate Increases Year-over-year, Concerns about 2019-nCoV
85. 8 FebWeather Adjusted Employment Gains in January
86. 8 FebSchedule for Week of February 9, 2020
87. 7 FebThe Headline Job Streak Survives, The ex-Census Job Streak Ended in 2019
88. 7 FebAAR: January Rail Carloads down 5.9% YoY, Intermodal Down 5.4% YoY
89. 7 FebQ1 GDP Forecasts: 1.0% to 2.7%
90. 7 FebComments on January Employment Report
91. 7 FebJanuary Employment Report: 225,000 Jobs Added, 3.6% Unemployment Rate
92. 7 FebFriday: Employment Report
93. 6 FebGoldman: January Payrolls Preview
94. 6 FebJanuary Employment Preview
95. 6 FebLas Vegas Real Estate in January: Sales up 25% YoY, Inventory down 29% YoY
96. 6 FebWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 202,000
97. 5 FebRevisiting Demographics and GDP
98. 5 FebOff-Topic: Iraq War and Impeachment
99. 5 FebISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 55.5% in January
100. 5 FebTrade Deficit increased to $48.9 Billion in December
101. 5 FebADP: Private Employment increased 291,000 in January
102. 5 FebMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased in Latest Weekly Survey
103. 4 FebWednesday: Trade Deficit, ADP Employment, ISM non-Mfg
104. 4 FebU.S. Courts: Bankruptcy Filings Increased Slightly in 2019
105. 4 FebU.S. Heavy Truck Sales down 11% Year-over-year in January
106. 4 FebBEA: January Vehicles Sales increased to 16.8 Million SAAR
107. 4 FebCoreLogic: House Prices up 4.0% Year-over-year in December
108. 4 FebTuesday: BEA Vehicle Sales
109. 3 FebNMHC: Apartment Market Tightness Index Decreased in January
110. 3 FebUpdate: Framing Lumber Prices Up Year-over-year
111. 3 FebConstruction Spending Decreased in December
112. 3 FebISM Manufacturing index Increased to 50.9 in January
113. 3 FebBlack Knight Mortgage Monitor for December; "Home-price-growth rate gained steam"
114. 3 FebMonday: ISM Mfg, Construction Spending
115. 2 FebJanuary 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Decreased to 64 Institutions
116. 1 FebSchedule for Week of February 2, 2020

January 2020

1. 31 JanFannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate unchanged in December
2. 31 JanQ1 GDP Forecasts: 1.0% to 2.7%
3. 31 JanQ4 2019 GDP Details on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
4. 31 JanPersonal Income increased 0.2% in December, Spending increased 0.3%
5. 31 JanFriday: Personal Income and Outlays
6. 30 Jan"Mortgage Rates Basically at Best Levels Since 2016"
7. 30 JanQ4 GDP: Investment
8. 30 JanHVS: Q4 2019 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
9. 30 JanWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 216,000
10. 30 JanBEA: Real GDP increased at 2.1% Annualized Rate in Q4
11. 30 JanThursday: GDP, Unemployment Claims
12. 29 JanZillow Case-Shiller Forecast: House Price Gains "Primed for an Upswing"
13. 29 JanFOMC Statement: No Change to Policy
14. 29 JanPhilly Fed: State Coincident Indexes increased in 37 states in December
15. 29 JanNAR: "Pending Home Sales Skid 4.9% in December"
16. 29 JanMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased in Latest Weekly Survey
17. 28 JanWednesday: FOMC Statement and Press Conference, Pending Home Sales
18. 28 JanCBO Projection: Annual Budget Deficit to be above 4% GDP for the Next Decade
19. 28 JanUpdate: A few comments on the Seasonal Pattern for House Prices
20. 28 JanRichmond Fed: Manufacturing Activity Rebounded in January
21. 28 JanCase-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 3.5% year-over-year in November
22. 27 JanTuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices
23. 27 JanFreddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased slightly in December
24. 27 JanNew Home Prices
25. 27 JanA few Comments on December New Home Sales
26. 27 JanDallas Fed: "Growth in Texas Manufacturing Activity Picks Up"
27. 27 JanNew Home Sales at 694,000 Annual Rate in December
28. 27 JanMonday: New Home Sales
29. 26 JanFOMC Preview
30. 25 JanSchedule for Week of January 26, 2020
31. 24 JanQ4 GDP Forecasts: 1.2% to 2.2%
32. 24 JanBLS: December Unemployment rates at New Series Lows in Eight States
33. 24 JanSacramento Housing in December: Sales Up 12.7% YoY, Active Inventory down 38.8% YoY
34. 23 JanHotels: Occupancy Rate Increases Year-over-year
35. 23 JanLA area Port Traffic Down Year-over-year in December
36. 23 JanKansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Nearly Flat in January"
37. 23 JanWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 211,000
38. 22 JanThursday: Unemployment Claims
39. 22 JanAIA: "Architecture Billings Index Ends Year on Positive Note"
40. 22 JanBlack Knight's First Look: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in December
41. 22 JanComments on December Existing Home Sales
42. 22 JanNAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 5.54 million in December
43. 22 JanChicago Fed "Index Points to Slower Economic Growth in December"
44. 22 JanMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
45. 21 JanWednesday: Existing Home Sales
46. 21 Jan"Chemical Activity Barometer Rose in January"
47. 21 JanRevisiting: Has Housing Market Activity Peaked?
48. 21 JanRetired Workers and the Overall Labor Force Participation Rate
49. 20 JanMonday Night Futures
50. 20 JanExisting Home Sales: Lawler vs. the Consensus
51. 19 JanPhoenix Real Estate in December: Sales up 18.5% YoY, Active Inventory Down 31.2% YoY
52. 18 JanSchedule for Week of January 19, 2020
53. 17 JanLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in December
54. 17 JanCAR on California December Housing: Sales up 7.4% YoY, Inventory down 26.5%, Lowest Inventory in "nearly seven years"
55. 17 JanQ4 GDP Forecasts: 1.2% to 2.0%
56. 17 JanComments on December Housing Starts
57. 17 JanBLS: Job Openings "Fell" to 6.8 Million in November
58. 17 JanIndustrial Production Decreased in December
59. 17 JanHousing Starts increased to 1.608 Million Annual Rate in December
60. 17 JanFriday: Housing Starts, Industrial Production, Job Openings
61. 16 JanHotels: Occupancy Rate Decreases Year-over-year
62. 16 JanNAHB: Builder Confidence Decreased to 75 in January
63. 16 JanPhilly Fed Manufacturing Suggests Activity Increased in January
64. 16 JanRetail Sales increased 0.3% in December
65. 16 JanWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 204,000
66. 15 JanThursday: Retail Sales, Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg, Builder Survey
67. 15 JanFed's Beige Book: Economic Actvity Expanded "Modestly", Labor Market "Tight"
68. 15 JanSmall Business Optimism Index "Dips" in December
69. 15 JanNY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity grew to a small degree in New York State"
70. 15 JanMBA: Mortgage Applications Increased in Latest Weekly Survey
71. 14 JanWednesday: PPI, NY Fed Mfg Survey, Beige Book
72. 14 JanCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Above 2% YoY in December, Core PCE below 2%
73. 14 JanLeading Index for Commercial Real Estate Increased in December
74. 14 JanBLS: CPI increased 0.2% in December, Core CPI increased 0.1%
75. 13 JanTuesday: CPI
76. 13 JanChicago Fed: Summary of 2019 Results and 2020 Forecasts
77. 13 JanPaul Volcker on the "Existential test" facing America
78. 13 JanEmployment: December Diffusion Indexes
79. 13 JanSunday Night Futures
80. 12 JanThe Record Job Streak: A few Comments
81. 11 JanSchedule for Week of January 12, 2020
82. 10 JanAAR: December Rail Carloads down 9.2% YoY, Intermodal Down 9.6% YoY
83. 10 JanQ4 GDP Forecasts: 1.1% to 2.3%
84. 10 JanComments on December Employment Report
85. 10 JanDecember Employment Report: 145,000 Jobs Added, 3.5% Unemployment Rate
86. 10 JanFriday: Employment Report
87. 9 JanGoldman: December Payrolls Preview
88. 9 JanUpdate: The Inland Empire Bust and Recovery
89. 9 JanDecember Employment Preview
90. 9 JanWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 214,000
91. 8 JanFour Bank Failures in 2019
92. 8 JanHouston Real Estate in December: Sales up 14.7% YoY, Inventory Up 3.6%, Record Sales Year
93. 8 JanSeattle Real Estate in December: Sales up 18.7% YoY, Inventory down 24.6% YoY
94. 8 JanADP: Private Employment increased 202,000 in December
95. 8 JanMBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased Over Last Two Weeks in Latest Weekly Survey
96. 8 JanWednesday: ADP Employment
97. 7 JanLas Vegas Real Estate in December: Sales up 21% YoY, Inventory down 13% YoY
98. 7 JanCoreLogic: House Prices up 3.7% Year-over-year in November
99. 7 JanReis: Mall Vacancy Rate Increased in Q4 2019
100. 7 JanISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 55.0% in December
101. 7 JanTrade Deficit decreased to $43.1 Billion in November
102. 7 JanTuesday: Trade Deficit, ISM non-Mfg
103. 6 JanUpdate: The Changing Mix of Light Vehicle Sales
104. 6 JanBEA: December Vehicles Sales decreased to 16.7 Million SAAR
105. 6 JanUpdate: Framing Lumber Prices Up Year-over-year
106. 6 JanReis: Office Vacancy Rate unchanged in Q4 at 16.8%
107. 6 JanSunday Night Futures
108. 5 JanHotels: A Solid Year for Occupancy Rate in 2019, STR Projects further small Occupancy Decline in Q1 2020
109. 4 JanSchedule for Week of January 5, 2020
110. 3 JanQ4 GDP Forecasts: 1.1% to 2.3%
111. 3 JanConstruction Spending Increased in November
112. 3 JanReis: Apartment Vacancy Rate increased in Q4 to 4.7%
113. 3 JanISM Manufacturing index Decreased to 47.2 in December, Fifth Consecutive Month of Contraction
114. 2 JanFriday: ISM Mfg, Construction Spending, Auto Sales
115. 2 JanQuestion #1 for 2020: How much will the economy grow in 2020?
116. 2 JanQuestion #2 for 2020: Will job creation in 2020 be as strong as in 2019?
117. 2 JanWeekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 222,000
118. 1 JanQuestion #3 for 2020: What will the unemployment rate be in December 2020?