This Week: Housing, Jobs, & A Fed Decision

Tuesday

5:00 AM In the Euro Area, inflation is expected to have held at 2.4% in April

9:00 AM The Case-Shiller Home Price Index is expected to show home prices rising 6.7% in February

10:00 AM Consumer confidence is expected to have slowed slightly to an index of 104.5 in April

Wednesday

7:00 AM Mortgage demand and rates

8:15 AM Private payrolls are expected to have increased by 185,000 in April

10:00 AM ISM Manufacturing is expected to have slowed slightly to 50 in April

10:00 AM Job openings are expected to have fallen to 8.72M at the end of March

10:00 AM Construction spending is expected to have risen by 0.3% in March

2:00 PM The FOMC is expected to hold rate at 5.5% for the sixth consecutive meeting

Thursday

8:30 AM Jobless claims are expected to rise slightly to 208k

8:30 AM The trade deficit is expected to have fallen to $68B in March

12:00 PM Mortgage Rates

Friday

8:30 AM Nonfarm payroll is expected to show the economy adding 210k jobs in April with unemployment holding at 3.8%