by Calculated Risk on 3/13/2024 08:03:00 PM

Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.

Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 221 thousand initial claims, up from 217 thousand last week.

• At 8:30 AM, Retail sales for February is scheduled to be released.  The consensus is for a 0.7% increase in retail sales.

• At 8:30 AM, The Producer Price Index for February from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in PPI, and a 0.3% increase in core PPI.