By B.P.T., on July 7th, 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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By B.P.T., on June 1st, 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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By B.P.T., on May 4th, 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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By B.P.T., on March 30th, 2011
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week decrease of 1.7% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 10.1% 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 February.
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 10:30 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 February will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.
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By B.P.T., on March 2nd, 2011
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week decrease of 6.1% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 6.5% in the Refinance Index.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EST, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in February.
At 8:15 AM EST, 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 EST, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give his semi-annual monetary policy report to House Financial Services Committee.
At 10:30 AM EST, 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 EST, 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.
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By B.P.T., on February 2nd, 2011
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week increase of 9.5% in the Purchase Index and a week to week increase of 11.7% in the Refinance Index.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EST, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in January.
At 8:15 AM EST, 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 10:30 AM EST, 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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By B.P.T., on January 5th, 2011
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week decrease of 0.8% in the Purchase Index and a week to week increase of 3.9% in the Refinance Index.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM EST, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in December.
At 8:15 AM EST, 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 EST, the ISM non-manufacturing index for December will be released. The consensus estimate is that it increased 1 point last month to a value of 56.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.
At 10:30 AM EST, 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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By B.P.T., on December 1st, 2010
The figures for motor vehicle sales in November will be released today. The consensus estimate is that 8.9 million autos were sold last month, which would be an increase of 100,000 from October.
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week increase of 1.1% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 21.6% in the Refinance Index as interest rates moved up from near record lows.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report was released at 7:30 AM EST, and it showed that there were 48,711 layoffs in November, which is about 11,000 more than the number of layoffs that were reported in October.
At 8:15 AM EST, 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 EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2010 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.4% in the last quarter and labor unit costs did not change.
At 10:00 AM EST, the Construction Spending report for October will be released, and the consensus is that there will a decline of 0.4% in spending compared to the previous month.
Also at 10:00 AM EST, the ISM manufacturing index for November will be released. The consensus estimate is that it increased 0.1 points last month 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 EST, 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 EST, 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.
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By B.P.T., on November 3rd, 2010
The figures for motor vehicle sales in October will be released today. The consensus estimate is that 8.8 million autos were sold last month, which would be an increase of 200,000 from September.
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week increase of 1.4% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 6.4% in the Refinance Index as interest rates remain near record lows.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report was released at 7:30 AM EDT, and it showed that there were 37,986 layoffs in October, which is about 800 more than the number of layoffs that were reported in September.
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 ISM non-manufacturing index for October will be released. The consensus estimate is that it increased 0.8 points last month to a value of 54.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.
Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the Factory Orders report for September will be released. The consensus is for an increase of 1.8% in orders.
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 2:15 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.
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By B.P.T., on October 6th, 2010
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week increase of 9.3% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 2.5% in the Refinance Index.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report was released at 7:30 AM EDT, and it showed that there were 37,151 layoffs in September, which is about 2,500 more than the number of layoffs that were reported in August.
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 10:30 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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