Econ Calendar
Look ahead: Economic Calendar – for Fri May 6, 2016
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Highlights: Friday’s monthly Employment Situation report is very reliable for triggering a price reaction. It can also inhibit volatility Thursday afternoon. The rig count has also become reliable for inhibiting price action before it.
*Employment Situation
8:30 AM ET
*Baker-Hughes Rig Count
1:00 PM ET
Consumer Credit
3:00 PM ET
Treasury STRIPS
3:00 PM ET
Look ahead: Economic Calendar – for Thu May 5, 2016
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Highlights: One more day before Friday’s payrolls, and three more reports to guage the market’s sentiment toward strong or weak data. Still, none of Thursday’s reports have a reliable track record for influencing price action. And neither do any of the day’s other reports.
Neel Kashkari Speaks
THU 5:30 PM ET
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
EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET
Fed Balance Sheet
4:30 PM ET
Money Supply
4:30 PM ET
Look ahead: Economic Calendar – for Wed May 4, 2016
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Highlights: Price reaction to any pre-open report is likely to be duplicated in reaction to post-open reports. But only post-open reports have any track record for influencing price action.
Dennis Lockhart Speaks
TUE 7:00 PM ET
MBA Mortgage Applications
7:00 AM ET
*ADP Employment Report
8:15 AM ET
International Trade
8:30 AM ET
Productivity and Costs
8:30 AM ET
Gallup U.S. Job Creation Index
8:30 AM ET
*PMI Services Index
9:45 AM ET
Factory Orders
10:00 AM ET
*ISM Non-Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET
*EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET
Look ahead: Economic Calendar – for Tue May 3, 2016
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Highlights: Tuesday’s calendar is thin, with only a Fed speaker having any track record for influencing price action. Thing get busier through the week as Friday’s payrolls report looms.
John Williams Speaks
MON 5:30 PM ET
Gallup US ECI
8:30 AM ET
Redbook
8:55 AM ET
*Loretta Mester Speaks
10:30 AM ET
4-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET
Look ahead: Economic Calendar – for Mon May 2, 2016
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Highlights: The econ calendar is often sleepy on Mondays, but not this week. A pre-open Fed speaker is followed by post-open reports with track records for influencing price action.
Gallup US Consumer Spending Measure
8:30 AM ET
*Dennis Lockhart Speaks
8:50 AM ET
*PMI Manufacturing Index
9:45 AM ET
*ISM Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET
Construction Spending
10:00 AM ET
3-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET
6-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET