Tuesday:
• At 9:00 AM ET, FHFA House Price Index for November. This was originally a GSE only repeat sales, however there is also an expanded index.
• Also, at 9:00 AM, S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index for November. The consensus is for a 18.0% year-over-year increase in the Comp 20 index.
• At 10:00 AM, Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for January.
• Also, at 10:00 AM, State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for December 2021
On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):
COVID Metrics TodayWeek
AgoGoal Percent fully Vaccinated63.4%—≥70.0%1 Fully Vaccinated (millions)210.5—≥2321 New Cases per Day3663,908788,527≤5,0002 Hospitalized3136,135141,565≤3,0002 Deaths per Day3🚩1,9361,886≤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.
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This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of positive tests reported.