By by Calculated Risk on 3/30/2022 08:56:00 PM
Thursday:
o At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for an increase to 195 thousand from 187 thousand last week.
o Also at 8:30 AM, Personal Income and Outlays for February. The consensus is for a 0.5% increase in personal income, and for a 0.5% increase in personal spending. And for the Core PCE price index to increase 0.4%.
o At 9:45 AM, Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for March. The consensus is for a reading of 56.6, up from 56.3 in February.
On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):
AgoGoalPercent fully Vaccinated65.5%—>=70.0%1Fully Vaccinated (millions)217.6—>=2321New Cases per Day325,21826,682<=5,0002Hospitalized312,62516,043<=3,0002Deaths per Day3644755<=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.New cases, hospitalizations and deaths are declining.
