Economic Events on February 1, 2012

The figures for motor vehicle sales for January will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 13.6 million autos were sold last month, which would be the same as the previous month.

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index will be released at 7:00 AM Eastern time, providing an update on the quantity of new mortgages and refinancings closed in the last week.

At 8:15 AM Eastern time, the monthly ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Construction Spending report for December will be released, and the consensus is that there was an increase of 0.5% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the ISM manufacturing index for January will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it increased 0.6 points last month to a value of 54.5, and will still signal economic growth as it stays above the mid-point of 50.

At 10:30 AM Eastern time, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

Economic Events on January 5, 2012

The monthly Chain Store Sales report will be released today.  This report on sales in chain stores gives a look at the health of stores that make up about 10% of all retail sales.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM Eastern time, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in December.

At 8:15 AM Eastern time, the monthly ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 375,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 6,000 less than the previous week.

At 9:45 AM Eastern time, 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 Eastern time, the ISM non-manufacturing index for December will be released.  The consensus estimate is that increased by 1.4 points to a value of 53.4, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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

At 11:00 AM Eastern time, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

At 4:30 PM Eastern time, 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 Eastern time, 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.

Economic Events on November 30, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index will be released at 7:00 AM Eastern time, providing an update on the quantity of new mortgages and refinancings closed in the last week.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM Eastern time, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in November.

At 8:15 AM Eastern time, the monthly ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the revised Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2011 will be released.  The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.6% in the last quarter and labor unit costs decreased 2.3%.

At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for November will be announced. The consensus index value is 59.0, which is 0.6 points higher than last month, and is still above the break-even level at 50.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the pending home sales index for October will be announced.  The consensus is that the index increased 1.5% last month.

At 10:30 AM Eastern time, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

At 2:00 PM Eastern time, the Beige Book report will be released, giving us more information about economic conditions in each Federal Reserve district in advance of the next Fed meeting.

At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Farm Prices report for November will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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Economic Events on November 2, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index will be released at 7:00 AM EDT, providing an update on the quantity of new mortgages and refinancings closed in the last week.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EDT, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in October.

At 8:15 AM EDT, the monthly ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 9:00 AM EDT, the Treasury Refunding Announcement will be released, where the U.S. Treasury states its funding needs for the next two quarters.

At 10:30 AM EDT, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

At 12:30 PM EDT, the FOMC Meeting Announcement will be made, which will provide insight into how long the Federal Reserve plans to keep rates at 0%.  It is assumed that there will be no immediate change in the Fed funds target rate, but any hint that rates could rise in the future could have an impact on the bond market and stock market.

At 2:15 PM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will hold a press conference to discuss the FOMC economic projections.

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Economic Events on October 5, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index will be released at 7:00 AM EDT, providing an update on the quantity of new mortgages and refinancings closed in the last week.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EDT, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in September.

At 8:15 AM EDT, the monthly ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM non-manufacturing index for September will be released.  The consensus estimate is that decreased by 0.4 points to a value of 52.9, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

At 10:30 AM EDT, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

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Economic Events on August 31, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index will be released at 7:00 AM EDT, providing an update on the quantity of new mortgages and refinancings closed in the last week.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EDT, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in August.

At 8:15 AM EDT, the monthly ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for August will be announced.  The consensus index value is 54.0, which is 4.8 points lower than last month, but is still above the break-even level at 50.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Factory Orders report for July will be released.  The consensus is that there was an increase of 2.0% in orders from the previous month.

At 10:30 AM EDT, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for August will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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Economic Events on August 3, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index will be released at 7:00 AM EDT, providing an update on the quantity of new mortgages and refinancings closed in the last week.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EDT, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in July.

At 8:15 AM EDT, the ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Factory Orders report for June will be released.  The consensus is that there was a decrease of 1.0% in orders from the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM non-manufacturing index for July will be released.  The consensus estimate is that decreased by 0.3 points to a value of 53.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

At 10:30 AM EDT, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

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Economic Events on July 7, 2011

The monthly Chain Store Sales report will be released today.  This report on sales in chain stores gives a look at the health of stores that make up about 10% of all retail sales.

At 8:15 AM EDT, the ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 420 ,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 8,000 less than the previous week.

Also 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 10:30 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 11:00 AM EDT, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil 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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Economic Events on June 1, 2011

The figures for motor vehicle sales in May will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 9.7 million domestic autos were sold last month, which would be a decrease of 400,000 from the previous month.

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was no week to week change in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 5.7% in the Refinance Index.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EDT, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in May.

At 7:45 AM EDT, the weekly ICSC-Goldman Store Sales report will be released, giving an update on the health of the consumer through this analysis of retail sales.

At 8:15 AM EDT, the ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 8:55 AM EDT, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Construction Spending report for April will be released, and the consensus is that there was an increase of 0.1% in spending compared to the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM manufacturing index for May will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased 2.9 points last month to a value of 57.5, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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Economic Events on May 4, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week increase of 0.3% in the Purchase Index and a week to week increase of 6.0% in the Refinance Index.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EDT, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in April.

At 8:15 AM EDT, the ADP Employment Report will be released.  Investors will be watching this number to get advance notice on the state of the job market in advance of the government’s report on Friday.

At 9:00 AM EDT, the Treasury Refunding Announcement will be released, where the U.S. Treasury states its funding needs for the next two quarters.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM non-manufacturing index for April will be released.  The consensus estimate is that decreased by 0.3 points to a value of 57.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

At 10:30 AM EDT, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

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