Forecast for the Week 
- Tuesday brings the final release of first quarter 2016 Gross Domestic Product.
- Consumer data takes the form of Consumer Confidence on Tuesday. The inflationary reading Personal Consumption Expenditures along with Personal Income andPersonal Spending release on Wednesday.
- Housing data will be released via the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index on Tuesday and Pending Home Sales Wednesday.
- As usual, weekly Initial Jobless Claims will be reported Thursday.
- Regional manufacturing will be shared Thursday in the Chicago PMI, followed by national data in the ISM Index to close out the week on Friday.
To go one step further, a red “candle” means that MBS worsened during the day, while a green “candle” means MBS improved during the day. Depending on how dramatic the changes are on any given day, this can cause rate changes throughout the day, as well as on the rate sheets we start with each morning.
As you can see in the chart below, Mortgage Bonds rallied on Friday after the UK voted Thursday to exit the European Union. Home loan rates remain near historic lows
Chart: Fannie Mae 3.0% Mortgage Bond (Friday June 24, 2016)
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Economic Calendar for the Week of June 27 – July 1
|
Date
|
ET
|
Economic Report
|
For
|
Estimate
|
Actual
|
Prior
|
Impact
|
| Tue. June 28 |
08:30
|
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
Q1
|
NA
|
0.8%
|
HIGH
|
|
| Tue. June 28 |
08:30
|
GDP Chain Deflator |
Q1
|
NA
|
0.6%
|
HIGH
|
|
| Tue. June 28 |
09:00
|
S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index |
Apr
|
NA
|
5.4%
|
Moderate
|
|
| Tue. June 28 |
10:00
|
Consumer Confidence |
Jun
|
NA
|
92.6
|
Moderate
|
|
| Wed. June 29 |
08:30
|
Personal Consumption Expenditures and Core PCE |
YOY
|
NA
|
1.6%
|
HIGH
|
|
| Wed. June 29 |
08:30
|
Personal Consumption Expenditures and Core PCE |
May
|
NA
|
0.2%
|
HIGH
|
|
| Wed. June 29 |
08:30
|
Personal Spending |
May
|
NA
|
1.0%
|
Moderate
|
|
| Wed. June 29 |
08:30
|
Personal Income |
May
|
NA
|
0.4%
|
Moderate
|
|
| Wed. June 29 |
10:00
|
Pending Home Sales |
May
|
NA
|
5.1%
|
Moderate
|
|
| Thu. June 30 |
08:30
|
Jobless Claims (Initial) |
6/18
|
NA
|
NA
|
Moderate
|
|
| Thu. June 30 |
09:45
|
Chicago PMI |
Jun
|
NA
|
49.3
|
HIGH
|
|
| Fri. July 01 |
10:00
|
ISM Index |
Jun
|
NA
|
51.3
|
HIGH
|
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