Econ Calendar

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

Highlights: No time is associated with Pending Home Sales Index, although historically it is released at 10:00am ET. Employment Situation is the day’s high-profile data. Not shown below is the seven Fed board members (including Bernanke) who are making various appearances at different events throughout the day. None of their topics should be very revealing.

Pending Home Sales Index
10:00 AM ET ?

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: The week’s two biggest news stories are in the market’s rear view mirror, letting Thursday’s pre-open items wreak more havoc on price action.

Weekly Bill Settlement

Chain Store Sales

Monster Employment Index
6:00 AM ET

Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET

Productivity and Costs
8:30 AM ET

EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET

10-Yr TIPS Auction
1:00 PM 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: Election night results will already be impacting price action. Notice of challenges throughout the day will also arise. The pre-open ADP Employment Report and the two 10:00 reports will help to shape anticipation ahead of the day’s other high-profile event: the FOMC announcement.

Bank Reserve Settlement

MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET

Challenger Job-Cut Report
7:30 AM ET

ADP Employment Report
8:15 AM ET

Factory Orders
10:00 AM ET

ISM Non-Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET

EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET

President’s press conference scheduled
1:00 PM ET

FOMC Meeting Announcement
2:15 PM ET

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

Highlights: A relatively light schedule except for the usual Tuesday releases. More unpredictable will be various rumors about exit polling in the mid-term elections.

Motor Vehicle Sales

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 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: Mondays aren’t often so busy. This one starts the week with an unusual potential to disrupt price action. Two post-open reports are released simultaneously, and each is high-profile.

Personal Income and Outlays
8:30 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