by Calculated Risk on 4/19/2022 09:10:00 PM
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Highest Mortgage Rates Since 2009
emphasis added
Tuesday:
o At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
o At 10:00 AM, Existing Home Sales for March from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 5.80 million SAAR, down from 6.02 million.
o During the day, The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index for March (a leading indicator for commercial real estate).
o At 2:00 PM, the Federal Reserve Beige Book, an informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts.
On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):
AgoGoalPercent fully Vaccinated66.0%—>=70.0%1Fully Vaccinated (millions)219.0—>=2321New Cases per Day3?37,13230,293<=5,0002Hospitalized39,5609,883<=3,0002Deaths per Day3389489<=5021 Minimum to achieve “herd immunity” (estimated between 70% and 85%).
2my goals to stop daily posts,
37-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths
? Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
? Goal met.
Click on graph for larger image.
This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of deaths reported.Hospitalizations and deaths are declining, but new cases are increasing.
Average daily deaths bottomed in July 2021 at 214 per day.
