{"id":1465,"date":"2026-09-19T17:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/btbitcoin.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/wall-street-week-ahead-housing-market-unemployment-updates\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T17:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:02:55","slug":"wall-street-week-ahead-housing-market-unemployment-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btbitcoin.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/wall-street-week-ahead-housing-market-unemployment-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street week ahead: housing market, unemployment updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Wall Street will get a key update this week on the U.S. housing market, along with a regular weekly unemployment update.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->On Thursday, the U.S. will release its August report for sales of newly-built homes. It details the sale of brand-new homes and sales contracts for homes that are under construction. That differentiates it from the monthly report on existing home sales, which focuses on previously occupied homes.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The data provides more details on the supply and demand situation for housing, while giving Wall Street and economists a glimpse into the market conditions for home builders and the related construction materials companies.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Economists expect that the report will show a slight sales increase in August. That compares with the latest report on existing home sales for August, which showed a decrease. The broader housing market is under pressure from rising mortgage rates and home prices.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Mortgage rates were already historically high heading into 2026, but have marched higher throughout the year as the U.S. war with Iran chokes global oil supplies. Surging oil prices have pushed up long-term bond yields that lenders use as a guide to price home loans.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The U.S. will also release its weekly report for unemployment claims on Thursday. Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, and economists watch them because they can be a sign of where the job market is headed. They have held mostly steady in a historically low range over the last year and the broader job market has remained resilient amid inflation squeezing consumers and businesses.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The Associated Press<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"article-figure-image\" class=\"yf-750ceo\">\n<div class=\"image-container yf-1f8hkhu loader\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper yf-1f8hkhu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"yf-750ceo\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Edward Curran, right, works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig) &#8211; The Associated Press<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Wall Street will get a key update this week on the U.S. housing market, along with a regular weekly unemployment update. On Thursday, the U.S. will release its August report for sales of newly-built homes. It details the sale of brand-new homes and sales contracts for homes that are under construction. 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