Remember, as a general rule, weaker than expected economic data is good for mortgage rates, while positive data causes rates to rise.

 

Economic Calendar for the Week of December 14 - December 18

Date ET Economic Report For Estimate Actual Prior Impact
Tue. December 15 08:30 Core Producer Price Index (PPI) Nov 0.2%   -0.6% Moderate
Tue. December 15 08:30 Producer Price Index (PPI) Nov 0.8%   0.3% Moderate
Tue. December 15 08:30 Empire State Index Dec 25.00   23.51 Moderate
Tue. December 15 09:15 Capacity Utilization Nov 71.1%   70.7% Moderate
Tue. December 15 09:15 Industrial Production Nov 0.6%   0.1% Moderate
Wed. December 16 02:15 FOMC Meeting 12/16     0.25% HIGH
Wed. December 16 10:30 Crude Inventories 12/11 NA   -3.82M Moderate
Wed. December 16 08:30 Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) Nov 0.1%   0.3% HIGH
Wed. December 16 08:30 Consumer Price Index (CPI) Nov NA   0.2% HIGH
Wed. December 16 08:30 Housing Starts Nov 578K   529K Moderate
Wed. December 16 08:30 Building Permits Nov 570K   552K Moderate
Thu. December 17 08:30 Jobless Claims (Initial) 12/5 465K   474K Moderate
Thu. December 17 10:00 Index of Leading Econ Ind (LEI) Nov 0.7%   0.3% Low
Thu. December 17 10:00 Philadelphia Fed Index Dec 16.0   16.7 HIGH

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