Economic Events on June 23, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 415 ,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 1,000 more than the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index for May will be released, providing an update on economic activity and inflationary pressure in the United States.

At 9:45 AM EDT, the weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index will be released, providing an update on Americans’ views of the U.S. economy, their personal finances and the buying climate.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the New Home Sales report for May will be released. The consensus is that 305,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be 18,000 less than last month.

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.