Econ Calendar

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

Highlights: The week begins with a Fed survey, which has no track record of influencing price action. The PMI data does. Following last week’s string of Fed speakers, Monday morning’s probably won’t move markets but I wanted to point out his appearance.

Chicago Fed National Activity Index
8:30 AM ET

PMI Manufacturing Index Flash
8:58 AM ET

Dennis Lockhart Speaks – dovish
9:20 AM ET

3-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

6-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

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

Highlights: Expiration is often undiluted by any econ reports. The Atlanta Fed data has no track record of influencing price action. But it’s beyond interesting for any session to have four Fed speakers, let alone on a vulnerable Friday afternoon, especially expiration.

Atlanta Fed Business Inflation Expectations
10:00 AM ET

Esther George Speaks – hawkish
12:30 PM ET

Daniel Tarullo Speaks – dove
12:40 PM ET

James Bullard Speaks – centrist
12:55 PM ET

Narayana Kocherlakota Speaks – hawkish
1:45 PM ET

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

Highlights: Thursday’s claims data will be interesting since last week’s numbers were not official. Then three high-profile econ reports are announced simultaneously after the open. I’m noting the Fed speaker due to this week’s FOMC meeting.

Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET

Current Account
8:30 AM ET

Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
9:45 AM ET

Existing Home Sales
10:00 AM ET

Philadelphia Fed Survey
10:00 AM ET

Leading Indicators
10:00 AM ET

EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET

Sandra Pianalto Speaks – dovish
11:30 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: The only surprise from Wednesday’s MBA apps would be an uptick. That, and Tuesday’s housing sector data will have set the stage for a reaction to Housing Starts. The balance of the session should be range bound ahead of the afternoon’s FOMC announcement and Bernanke’s press conference. Is it taper, yet?

MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET

Housing Starts
8:30 AM ET

EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET

FOMC Meeting Announcement
2:00 PM ET

FOMC Forecasts
2:00 PM ET

Chairman Press Conference
2:30 PM ET

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

Highlights: Several looks at the consumer are staggered throughout the open. The retail data rarely surprises, if ever. But the CPI often inhibits price action before its release, and then triggers a reaction. The reaction to the post-open Housing Market data should exacerbate any earlier trending.

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Consumer Price Index
8:30 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

Treasury International Capital
9:00 AM ET

Housing Market Index
10:00 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

52-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET