by Calculated Risk on 11/18/2025 08:23:00 PM
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.
Wednesday:
• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
• At 8:30 AM, Trade Balance report for August from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for the deficit to be $61.4 billion in August, from $78.3 billion in July.
• During the day, The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index for October (a leading indicator for commercial real estate).
• At 2:00 PM, FOMC Minutes, Meeting of October 28-29
