Econ Calendar

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

Highlights: Friday’s Employment Situation report isn’t often accompanied by other econ reports. But its reaction will set the tone for the post-open Factory Orders. Two Fed speakers before and after noon — the first Fed speakers since before the holidays — will help to keep alive volatility despite the fast-approaching weekend.

*Employment Situation
8:30 AM ET

International Trade
8:30 AM ET

Factory Orders
10:00 AM ET

*Charles Evans
11:15 AM ET

Baker-Hughes Rig Count
1:00 PM ET

*Jeffrey Lacker Speaks
1:00 PM ET

*Charles Evans
3:10 PM ET

*Robert Kaplan
3:130 PM ET

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

Highlights: Thursday’s calendar is busy, but not very high-profile. Still, any obvious reaction to the pre-open reports is likely to be duplicated in reaction to the post-open reports. Meanwhile, EIA reports on both Crude Oil and Nautral Gas due to this being a holiday-shortened week.

Challenger Job-Cut Report
7:30 AM ET

Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET

Gallup Good Jobs Rate
8:30 AM ET

Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
9:45 AM ET

PMI Services Index
9:45 AM ET

ISM Non-Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET

EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET

*EIA Petroleum Status Report
11:00 AM ET

Fed Balance Sheet
4:30 PM ET

Money Supply
4:30 PM ET

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

Highlights: Wednesday’s ADP is an opportunity to fine-tune expectations for Friday’s reaction to its pre-open Employment Situation report. It has a reliable track record for triggering a reaction, and for setting the tone of Wednesday’s other reaction. The afternoon’s FOMC Minutes will be watched closely for signs of future anticipated rate hikes.

MBA Mortgage Applications
7:00 AM ET

*ADP Employment Report
8:15 AM ET

Gallup U.S. Job Creation Index
8:30 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

Gallup US Consumer Spending Measure
2:00 PM ET

*FOMC Minutes
2:00 PM ET

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

Highlights: Happy New Year’s! The holiday-shortened week isn’t short on reports. Tuesday’s are all post-open, mostly high-profile, and includes ISM which has a track record for influencing price action.

PMI Manufacturing Index
9:45 AM ET

*ISM Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET

Construction Spending
10:00 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

3-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

6-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

52-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

Gallup US ECI
2:00 PM ET

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

Highlights: As with last week’s Christmas schedule, markets including Globex remain closed on the day following New Year’s for another true three-day holiday weekend.

New Year’s Day continues
All Markets Closed

Globex re-opens
6:00 PM ET