by Calculated Risk on 12/27/2021 07:25:00 PM
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: MBS RECAP: Bonds Sticking to Uneventful Script
emphasis added
Tuesday:
o At 9:00 AM ET, FHFA House Price Index for October. This was originally a GSE only repeat sales, however there is also an expanded index.
o At 9:00 AM, S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index for October. The consensus is for a 18.5% year-over-year increase in the Composite 20 index for October.
o At 10:00 AM, Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for December. This is the last of regional manufacturing surveys for December.
And on COVID:
Today
Week
Ago
Goal
Percent fully Vaccinated
60.9%
—
>=70.0%1
Fully Vaccinated (millions)
202.2
—
>=2321
New Cases per Day3?
206,577
136,450
<=5,0002
Hospitalized3
56,466
61,362
<=3,0002
Deaths per Day3
1,041
1,164
<=502
1 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 positive tests reported.