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 2, 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 8:30 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 4,000 less than the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Productivity and Costs report for the first quarter of 2011 will be released.  The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 1.7% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 0.8%.

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 Factory Orders report for April will be released.  The consensus is that there was a decrease of 0.9% in orders from the previous 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 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 May 5, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for April was released today, and the index moved up 9 points to a value of 145, which is 9% higher than last April’s value.

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 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 410,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 19,000 less than the unexpectedly high number released last week.

Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the first quarter of 2011 will be released.  The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 1.3% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 0.8%.

At 9:30 AM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a speech to the Chicago Fed’s Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition.

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 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.

Economic Events on April 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 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 388,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 3,000 less than the number released last week.

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 3:00 PM EDT, the Consumer Credit report for February will be released.  The consensus estimate is that there will be an increase of $5.0 billion in the consumer credit available from January to February, after an increase of $5.0 billion last month.

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 March 3, 2011

The Monster Employment Index for February was released today, and the index moved up 8 points to a value of 130, which is 4% higher than last February’s value.

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 8:30 AM EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 395,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 4,000 more than the number released last week.

Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the fourth quarter of 2010 will be released.  The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.6% in the last quarter and labor unit costs decreased 0.3%.

At 10:00 AM EST, the ISM non-manufacturing index for February will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased 0.4 points last month to a value of 59.0, 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 Natural Gas Report will be released, giving an update on natural gas inventories in the United States.

At 4:30 PM EST, 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 EST, 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 February 3, 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 8:30 AM EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 425,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 29,000 less than the number released last week.

Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the fourth quarter of 2010 will be released.  The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.3% in the last quarter and labor unit costs decreased 0.1%.

At 10:00 AM EST, the Factory Orders report for December will be released.  The consensus is that there was a decrease of 0.4% in orders from the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EST, the ISM non-manufacturing index for January will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased 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 Natural Gas Report will be released, giving an update on natural gas inventories in the United States.

At 12:30 PM EST, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak to reporters at the National Press Club.

At 4:30 PM EST, 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 EST, 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 January 6, 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.

The Monster Employment Index for December was released today, and the index moved down 4 points to a value of 130, but is 13% higher than last December’s value.

At 8:30 AM EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 412,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 24,000 more than the number released last week, which was unexpectedly low.

At 10:30 AM EST, 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 EST, 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 EST, 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 December 2, 2010

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 Monster Employment Index for November was released today, and the index moved down 2 points to a value of 134, but is 13% higher than last November’s value.

At 8:30 AM EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 423,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 16,000 more than the number released last week, which was unexpectedly low.

At 10:00 AM EST,the value of the pending home sales index for October will be announced.

At 10:30 AM EST, 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 EST, 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 EST, 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 4, 2010

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 Monster Employment Index for October was released today, and the index moved down 2 points to a value of 136.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 443,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 9,000 more than the number released last week, which was unexpectedly low.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2010 will be released.  The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 1.7% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 0.2%.

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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Economic Events on October 7, 2010

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 Monster Employment Index for September was released today, and the index moved up 2 points to a value of 138, which was an increase of 16% from last year.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 450,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 3,000 less than last week’s number.

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 3:00 PM EDT, the Consumer Credit report for August will be released.  The consensus estimate is that there will be an decrease of $4 billion in the consumer credit available from July to August, which would be the seventh month of declines in a row.

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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