by Calculated Risk on 2/22/2022 09:01:00 PM
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Edging Back Up Toward Long-Term Highs
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Wednesday:
o At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
o During the day: The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index for January (a leading indicator for commercial real estate).
On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):
AgoGoalPercent fully Vaccinated64.8%—>=70.0%1Fully Vaccinated (millions)215.0—>=2321New Cases per Day378,306145,931<=5,0002Hospitalized380,185107,772<=3,0002Deaths per Day31,5972,228<=5021 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 deaths reported.