Economic releases on Thursday, September 17, 2026
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Initial Jobless Claims fell to 198K
Initial claims, the week of Sep 12, 2026, from 207K for the week of Sep 5, 2026. Source: DOL.
Initial claims, last five years Initial claims, last five years - 02
Continued Jobless Claims fell to 1.72M
Continued claims, the week of Sep 5, 2026, from 1.76M for the week of Aug 29, 2026. It is the lowest since May 13, 2023. Source: DOL.
Continued claims, last five years Continued claims, last five years - 03
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate rose to 6.95%
30Y fixed rate, the week of Sep 17, 2026, from 6.76% for the week of Sep 10, 2026. It is the highest since Jan 30, 2025. Source: Freddie Mac.
30Y fixed rate, last five years 30Y fixed rate, last five years - 04
Housing Starts fell to 1.27M
Housing starts (SAAR), August 2026, from 1.31M for July 2026. Source: Census.
Housing starts (SAAR), last five years Housing starts (SAAR), last five years - 05
Building Permits fell to 1.40M
Building permits (SAAR), August 2026, from 1.43M for July 2026. Source: Census.
Building permits (SAAR), last five years Building permits (SAAR), last five years - 06
Housing Units Under Construction held at 1.27M
Units under construction, August 2026, from 1.27M for July 2026. Source: Census.
Units under construction, last five years Units under construction, last five years - 07
Construction Pipeline: Starts vs Completions rose to 918K
Single-family starts (K, SAAR), August 2026, from 853K for July 2026. Source: Census.
Single-family starts (K, SAAR), last five years Single-family starts (K, SAAR), last five years - 08
Fed Balance Sheet (Total Assets) rose to $6.75T
Total assets, the week of Sep 16, 2026, from $6.74T for the week of Sep 9, 2026. Source: Fed.
Total assets, last five years Total assets, last five years
Every official economic release dated Thursday, September 17, 2026, in order of importance and then by how unusual the reading is against its own history. Days with no releases have no edition. Market moves are not part of the edition. Values are those shown on each indicator page, which carry later revisions; charts end on the edition's date. Research and education, not financial advice.