Thursday: Unemployment Claims, GDP, Durable Goods, Existing Home Sales

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Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for initial claims to increase to 234 thousand from 231 thousand last week.

• At 8:30 AM, Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2025 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised) The consensus is that real GDP increased 3.3% annualized in Q2, unchanged from the second estimate of 3.3%.

• At 8:30 AM, Durable Goods Orders for August from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for a 0.5% decrease in durable goods orders.

• At 10:00 AM, Existing Home Sales for August from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 3.98 million SAAR, down from 4.01 million in July.

Housing economist Tom Lawler expects the NAR to report August sales of 3.93 million SAAR.

• At 11:00 AM, the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey for September.