By B.P.T., on January 31st, 2012
At 7:45 AM Eastern time, 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 8:55 AM Eastern time, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.
At 9:00 AM Eastern time, the monthly S&P/Case-Shiller home price index report will be released. Given that most economists don’t expect the overall U.S. economy to improve until housing prices end their decline, the market will be watching this number closely.
At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for January will be announced. The consensus index value is 63.0, which is 0.5 points higher than last month, and is above the break-even level at 50.
At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the monthly report on Consumer Confidence for January will be released. The consensus index level is 68, which would be a 3.5 point increase from last month’s number.
Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the State Street Investor Confidence Index will be released, which looks at changes in the amount of equities held in the portfolios of institutional investors.
At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Farm Prices report for January 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 December 29th, 2011
At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 372,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 8,000 more 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.
Also at 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for December will be announced. The consensus index value is 60.7, which is 1.9 points lower than last month, but is still above the break-even level at 50.
At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the pending home sales index for November will be announced. The consensus is that the index increased 1.4% last month.
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.
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By B.P.T., on November 30th, 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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By B.P.T., on October 31st, 2011
At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for October will be announced. The consensus index value is 58.0, which is 2.4 points lower than last month, but is still above the break-even level at 50.
By B.P.T., on September 30th, 2011
At 8:30 AM EDT, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for August will be released. The consensus for Personal Income is an increase of 0.1% over the previous month and the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.2%.
At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for September will be announced. The consensus index value is 55.4, which is 1.1 points lower than last month, but is still above the break-even level at 50.
At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of September will be announced. The consensus is that the index will be at 57.8, which is the same as the value reported in the first half of the month.
By B.P.T., on August 31st, 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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By B.P.T., on July 29th, 2011
At 8:30 AM EDT, the advance GDP report for the second quarter of 2011 will be announced. The consensus is an increase of 1.9% in real GDP and an increase of 2.0% in the GDP price index. The real GDP estimate is the same as the final value for the first quarter of 2011, and the GDP price index estimate is also the same.
Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Cost Index for the first quarter of 2011 will be announced.
At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for July will be announced. The consensus index value is 61.1, which is the same as last month, and is still well above the break-even level at 50.
At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of July will be announced. The consensus is that the index will be at 64.0, which is 0.2 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.
At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for July 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 June 30th, 2011
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 9,000 less than the previous week.
At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for June will be announced. The consensus index value is 53, which is 3.3 points lower than last month, but is still above the break-even level at 50.
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 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.
By B.P.T., on May 31st, 2011
At 9:00 AM EDT, the monthly S&P/Case-Shiller home price index report will be released. Given that most economists don’t expect the overall U.S. economy to improve until housing prices end their decline, the market will be watching this number closely.
At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for May will be announced. The consensus index value is 63, which is 4.6 points lower than last month, but is still well above the break-even level at 50.
At 10:00 AM EDT, the monthly report on Consumer Confidence for May will be released. The consensus index level is 66.5, which would be a 1.1 point increase from April’s number.
Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the State Street Investor Confidence Index will be released, which looks at changes in the amount of equities held in the portfolios of institutional investors.
At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for April will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.
By B.P.T., on April 29th, 2011
At 8:30 AM EDT, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for March will be released. The consensus for Personal Income is an increase of 0.3% over the previous month and the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.5%.
Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Cost Index for the first quarter of 2011 will be announced.
At 9:45 AM EDT, the Chicago PMI Index for April will be announced. The consensus index value is 68, which is 2.6 points lower than last month, but is still well above the break-even level at 50.
At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of April will be announced. The consensus is that the index will be at 69.6, which is the same as the value reported in the first half of the month.
At 12:30 PM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a speech to the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Community Affairs Research Conference.
At 3:00 PM EDT, the Farm Prices report for March will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.
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