by Calculated Risk on 7/13/2022 08:52:00 PM
Thursday:
o At 8:30 AM ET, the initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 230 thousand down from 235 thousand last week.
o Also, at 8:30 AM, The Producer Price Index for June from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.8% increase in PPI, and a 0.5% increase in core PPI.
On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):
COVID MetricsNowWeekAgoGoalNew Cases per Day2?123,365108,028<=5,0001Hospitalized2?31,99328,720<=3,0001Deaths per Day2?342311<=5011my goals to stop daily posts,27-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths? Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
? Goal met.
? Goal met.
Click on graph for larger image.
This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of deaths reported.
Average daily deaths bottomed in July 2021 at 214 per day.
