Economic releases on Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Initial Jobless Claims held at 198K
Initial claims, the week of Sep 19, 2026, from 198K for the week of Sep 12, 2026. Source: DOL.
Initial claims, last five years Initial claims, last five years - 02
Continued Jobless Claims fell to 1.71M
Continued claims, the week of Sep 12, 2026, from 1.72M for the week of Sep 5, 2026. It is the lowest since Apr 29, 2023. Source: DOL.
Continued claims, last five years Continued claims, last five years - 03
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate rose to 7.03%
30Y fixed rate, the week of Sep 24, 2026, from 6.95% for the week of Sep 17, 2026. It is the highest since Jan 16, 2025. Source: Freddie Mac.
30Y fixed rate, last five years 30Y fixed rate, last five years - 04
New Home Sales rose to 684K
New home sales (SAAR), August 2026, from 643K for July 2026. Source: Census.
New home sales (SAAR), last five years New home sales (SAAR), last five years - 05
New Homes: Months of Supply fell to 8.5 mo
Months of supply, August 2026, from 9.0 mo for July 2026. Source: Census.
Months of supply, last five years Months of supply, last five years - 06
Total US Home Sales fell to 4.66M
Total home sales (SAAR), August 2026, from 4.70M for July 2026. Source: NAR/Census.
Total home sales (SAAR), last five years Total home sales (SAAR), last five years - 07
Median New Home Sale Price rose to $394K
Median new-home price ($), August 2026, from $392K for July 2026. Source: Census.
Median new-home price ($), last five years Median new-home price ($), last five years - 08
Fed Balance Sheet (Total Assets) held at $6.75T
Total assets, the week of Sep 23, 2026, from $6.75T for the week of Sep 16, 2026. Source: Fed.
Total assets, last five years Total assets, last five years
Every official economic release dated Thursday, September 24, 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.