Econ Calendar

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

Highlights: Arguably the month’s most influential report, Friday’s Employment Situation report tends to generate sizable reactions. Its reactions often either subside by mid-morning, or trend well into the afternoon… Bernanke’s testimony is a wild card, especially with questions about the ongoing QE2.

Employment Situation
8:30 AM ET

Ben Bernanke testifies to Senate
10:00 AM ET

Consumer Credit
3:00 PM

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

Highlights: More focus on employment metrics as Friday’s Employment report closes in. 

Monster Employment Index
6:00 AM ET

Jobless Claims
8:30 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: It’s Employment Situation week, which means private industry publishes their own reports to leverage the attention. Reactions to either of the two due Wednesday would help to prepare for reaction to Friday’s number. But Thursday has more looks. Don’t forget about the 10:00 report which is high-profile and post-open.

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: Volatility is likely to evaporate ahead of the afternoon’s FOMC release. That is, if there is much volatility to begin with. 10:00’s econ report is post-open, but 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

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! Watch where you step. The calendar begins with a dangerous but not terribly unusual alignment. Except for one factor. Simultaneously released econ reports? Common. Post-open? All the time. High-profile? Sure… All of this on a Monday? Very unusual.

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