Last week’s economic readings included reports on sales of new and pre-owned homes, mortgage rates and first-time jobless claims.

Last Week’s economic readings included reports on inflation, mortgage rates, new jobless claims and consumer sentiment.

Last week’s economic releases included monthly readings on construction spending, public and private sector job growth and June’s national unemployment rate. Weekly readings included Freddie Mac mortgage rates and new jobless claims.

Last week’s economic reports included readings from Case-Shiller housing market indices and data released on new and pending home sales. Weekly releases on mortgage rates and first-time unemployment claims along with the Consumer Sentiment Index for June were also posted.