Economic Events on August 19, 2010

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 480,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be an slight increase in claims from last week’s number, which was the highest since February.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Leading Indicators report for July will be released.  The consensus is that this index increased by 0.1% last month as mixed signals about the economy continue.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the Philadelphia Fed Survey report for August will be released.  The consensus is that the index will be at 7, which would be an increase of 2 points, though still lower than June’s index value.

At 10:30 AM EDT, the weekly Energy Information Administration Natural Gas Report will be released, giving an update on natural gas inventories in the United States.

At 4:30 PM EDT, the Federal Reserve will release its Money Supply report, showing the amount of liquidity available in the U.S. economy.

Also at 4:30 PM EDT, the Federal Reserve will release its Balance Sheet report, showing the amount of liquidity the Fed has injected into the economy by adding or removing reserves.

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