Econ Calendar

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

Highlights: The week starts slowly with no econ report to influence price action.

3-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

6-Month Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

Bernanke speaks in Atlanta
time unknown

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

Highlights: Although there is no cash session Friday, the Employment Situation report is still being released. Index futures will trade for four 15 minutes following the news. Then it’s going to be a long weekend…

Good Friday
Markets Closed, Banks Open

Monster Employment Index

Employment Situation
8:30 AM ET

Consumer Credit
3:00 PM ET

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

Highlights: Thursday’s Jobless Claims will be the last perspective whose reaction might inform how the market is anticipating Friday’s Employment Situation report. Afternoon price action ahead of the report could be subdued since Friday is also a holiday — unless pre-report optimism or pessimism were to get carried away…

Chain Store Sales

Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET

Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
9:45 AM ET

EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET

Treasury STRIPS
3:00 PM 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: This being the week for reporting the Employment Situation, several private reports are released before-hand. Two come Wednesday morning, with ADP being the more influential. The post-open ISM report also tends to impactprice action.

MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET

Challenger Job-Cut Report
7:30 AM ET

ADP Employment Report
8:15 AM ET

ISM Non-Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET

EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET

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

Highlights: Retails sales metrics including vehicle sales lead the day before the afternoon’s FOMC Minutes triggers its customary reaction. Other than an afternoon surprise — or an immediate reaction up to further teasing a QE3 — Tuesday’s calendar is otherwise not very influential.

Motor Vehicle Sales

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

Factory Orders
10:00 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

52-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

FOMC Minutes
2:00 PM ET