by Calculated Risk on 7/06/2022 09:02:00 PM
Thursday:
o At 8:15 AM ET, The ADP Employment Report for June will NOT be released.
o At 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 225 thousand down from 231 thousand last week.
o Also at 8:30 AM, Trade Balance report for May from the Census Bureau. The consensus is the trade deficit to be $84.9 billion. The U.S. trade deficit was at $87.1 billion the previous month.
On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):
AgoGoalPercent fully Vaccinated66.9%—>=70.0%1Fully Vaccinated (millions)222.3—>=2321New Cases per Day3106,178108,391<=5,0002Hospitalized3?28,10126,543<=3,0002Deaths per Day326734<=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.