Econ Calendar
Look ahead: Economic Calendar
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
The morning’s steady flow of econ reports should enhance early volatility. Then volatility should be sapped mid-day ahead of the afternoon’s FOMC Minutes. The reaction doesn’t offer the validity it once did, but it still impacts price action noticeably.
MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET
Challenger Job-Cut Report
7:30 AM ET
ADP Employment Report
8:15 AM ET
Productivity and Costs
8:30 AM ET
Factory Orders
10:00 AM ET
EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET
FOMC Minutes
2:00 PM ET
Look ahead: Economic Calendar
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
The juxtaposition of car sales to other retail purchases might provide an interesting snapshot of how much the clunkers program cannibalized other shopping. But disjointed price action becomes more likely at 10:00 when three econ reports are released simultaneously.
Motor Vehicle Sales
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET
Redbook
8:55 AM ET
ISM Mfg Index
10:00 AM ET
Construction Spending
10:00 AM ET
Pending Home Sales Index
10:00 AM ET
4-Week Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET
Look ahead: Economic Calendar
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Monday econ reports used to be a rarity, and now they’re getting to be normal. But the Purchasing Manager’s timing of 15 minutes past the open can skew the open’s first 15 minutes of volatility.
Chicago PMI
9:45 AM ET
3-Month Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET
6-Month Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET
Farm Prices
3:00 PM ET
Look ahead: Economic Calendar
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Consumer Sentiment’s post-open timing often accelerates or reverses any initial trending.
Personal Income and Outlays
8:30 AM ET
Consumer Sentiment
9:55 AM ET
Look ahead: Economic Calendar
A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.
Jobless Claims almost always triggers extraordinary price action. The afternoon’s 7-year auction is starting to get far enough out the yield curve to cause jitters.
GDP
8:30 AM ET
Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET
Corporate Profits
8:30 AM ET
EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET
7-Yr Note Auction
1:00 PM ET
Fed Balance Sheet
4:30 PM ET
Money Supply
4:30 PM ET