Econ Calendar

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

Highlights: Friday’s post-open report isn’t high-profile and has no track record of influencing price action. On the other hand, the pre-open Employment Situation report is the most influential econ report, and its reaction can set the tone for the day.

Employment Situation
8:30 AM ET

Wholesale Trade
10:00 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 is busy with two more looks at unemployment ahead of Friday’s report, and two key interest rate announcements overseas.

Chain Store Sales

Monster Employment Index

BOE Announcement
7:00 AM ET

ECB Announcement
7:45 AM ET

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 week ends with the Employment Situation report, so several private sector looks are provided. And they can influence price action, especially ADP’s pre-open report. The post-open ISM Non-Mfg report can also be influential — don’t forget that reaction to Monday’s Mfg report (non-non) triggered a 15-minute 17-point surge.

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: Bernanke speaking will be, of course, Tuesdsay’s highest-profile and most price-influencing economic item. Other items on the agenda have little track record of influencing price action, not without surprising vs. estimates.

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

Ben Bernanke Speaks
10:00 AM ET

Factory Orders
10:00 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

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

Highlights: Two, post-open, reasonably high-profile and influential econ reports — on a Monday morning. This is a rarity that the market is not very accustomed to anticipating, let alone to absorbing.

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