Econ Calendar

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

Highlights: It’s an interesting day. And not just for Jobless Claims which is always impacting, or for the new Microsoft O/S which has been long-awaited. More threatening to the market is the post-open timing of two relevant items.

Microsoft ‘s new Windows 7 operating system becomes available.

Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET

FHFA House Price Index
10:00 AM ET

Leading Indicators
10:00 AM ET

EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 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 morning’s items don’t tend to be market moving. The afternoon’s item tends to be market inhibiting – until it is released, and then volatility can return with a vengeance.

MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET

EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET

Beige Book
2:00 PM ET

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

Highlights: Two high-profile reports due at 8:30, book-ended by two other interesting metrics. Should make it difficult for the market to find its footing.

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Housing Starts
8:30 AM ET

Producer Price Index
8:30 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET

52-Week Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET

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

Highlights: An econ report in the middle of the day. With no other reports before it. On the first day of the week. It’s not the first showing at this time for this report, but it’s a rarity. And that makes it likely to cause confusion in the market, however briefly.

Anniversary of 1987’s stock market crash

Bernanke speaks
11:00 AM ET

Housing Market Index
1:00 PM ET

3-Month Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET

6-Month Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET

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

Highlights: The combination of being high-profile and scheduled almost 30 minutes after the open makes Consumer Sentiment capable of either extending or reversing any initial trending already underway at the open.

Treasury International Capital
9:00 AM ET

Industrial Production
9:15 AM ET

Consumer Sentiment
9:55 AM ET