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by Calculated Risk on 5/03/2025 08:11:00 AM The key report scheduled for this week is the March trade balance. The FOMC meets this week and no change to the Fed funds rate is expected. —– Monday, May 5th —– 10:00 AM: the ISM Services Index for April.   The consensus is for a reading of…

by Calculated Risk on 5/02/2025 07:56:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. For deaths, I’m currently using 4 weeks ago for “now”, since the most recent three weeks will be revised significantly. Note: “Effective May 1, 2024, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital…

From BofA (forecast, not tracking): GDP contracted by 0.3% q.q saar in 1Q, despite solid final demand (+2.3%). In our assessment, the surge in imports (which took 5.0pp off 1Q growth) due to front-running of tariffs was only partially reflected in stronger inventories and final demand. So we have revised our 2Q GDP forecast to…

by Calculated Risk on 5/02/2025 01:35:00 PM This graph shows heavy truck sales since 1967 using data from the BEA. The dashed line is the April 2025 seasonally adjusted annual sales rate (SAAR) of 505 thousand. Heavy truck sales really collapsed during the great recession, falling to a low of 180 thousand SAAR in May…

by Calculated Risk on 5/02/2025 11:04:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Serious Delinquency Rates Decreased in March Excerpt: Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in March was 0.59%, down from 0.61% February. Freddie’s rate is up year-over-year from 0.52% in March 2024, however,…

by Calculated Risk on 5/02/2025 09:10:00 AM The headline jobs number in the April employment report was above expectations, however, February and March payrolls were revised down by 58,000 combined.   The participation rate and the employment population ratio increased, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2%. Prime (25 to 54 Years Old) Participation Since…

by Calculated Risk on 5/02/2025 08:30:00 AM From the BLS: Employment Situation Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 177,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care, transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and social assistance. Federal…

by Calculated Risk on 5/01/2025 09:04:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Thursday:• At 8:30 AM ET, Employment Report for April.   The consensus is for 130,000 jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged at 4.2%. Source link

by Calculated Risk on 5/01/2025 05:08:00 PM Wards Auto released their estimate of light vehicle sales for April: Tariff-Induced Buying Pumps U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales for Second Month in April (pay site). Tariff-related buying lifted sales over the past two months to a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 17.6 million, well above the roughly 16.0 million…