Economic Events on February 17, 2012

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Consumer Price Index report for January will be released.  The consensus is that CPI increase 0.3% last month, and there was a 0.2% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Leading Indicators for January will be released, and the consensus is that there was an increase of 0.4% from the previous month.

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Economic Events on January 19, 2012

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 383,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 16,000 less than the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Housing Starts report for December will be released.  The consensus is that construction on 678,000 new homes were started last month, which would be a decrease of 7,000 from November.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Consumer Price Index report for December will be released.  The consensus is that CPI increased 0.1% last month, and there was a 0.1% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

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 Philadelphia Fed Survey report for November will be released.  The consensus is that the index will be at 10, which would be an decrease of 0.3 points from the previous 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.

Economic Events on December 16, 2011

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Consumer Price Index report for November will be released.  The consensus is that CPI increased 0.1%  last month, and there was a 0.1% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

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Economic Events on November 16, 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.

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Consumer Price Index report for October will be released.  The consensus is that CPI was unchanged last month, and there was a 0.1% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

At 9:00 AM Eastern time, the Treasury International Capital report for September will be released, showing the flow of capital in and out of the United States economy.

At 9:15 AM Eastern time, the Industrial Production report for October will be released. The consensus is that there will be an increase 0f 0.4% in production and an increase 0f 0.2% in industrial capacity utilization.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Housing Market Index for October will be announced.  This index is created from a survey of home builders, so it shows the confidence that the sector has in the overall economy and their business.

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 October 19, 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.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Consumer Price Index report for September will be released.  The consensus is that CPI increased by 0.3% last month, and there was a 0.2% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Housing Starts report for September will be released.  The consensus is that construction on 590,000 new homes were started last month, which would be a increase of 19,000 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 2:00 PM EDT, 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.

Economic Events on August 18, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 400,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 5,000 more than the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Consumer Price Index report for July will be released.  The consensus is that CPI increased by 0.2% last month, and there was a 0.3% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

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 Leading Indicators report for July will be released. The consensus is that this index increased 0.2% last month, following an increase of 0.3% in the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the Existing Home Sales report for July will be released.  The consensus is that existing homes were sold at an annual rate of 4.92 million last month, which would be an increase of 150,000 from last month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the Philadelphia Fed Survey report for August will be released.  The consensus is that the index will be at 4, which would be an increase of 0.8 points 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 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 July 15, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Consumer Price Index report for June will be released.  The consensus is that CPI decreased by 0.2% last month, and there was a 0.2% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Empire State manufacturing index for July will be released.  The consensus is that the index value will be 8.0, which would be 15.8 points higher than the value reported in June.

At 9:15 AM EDT, the Industrial Production report for June will be released.  The consensus is that there will be an increase 0f 0.4% in production and an increase of 0.2% in industrial capacity utilization.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of July will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 71.0, which would be a decrease of 0.5 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.

Interesting Readings for June 15, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week increase of 4.5% in the Purchase Index and a week to week increase of 16.5% in the Refinance Index.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Consumer Price Index report for May will be released.  The consensus is that CPI did not change last month, and there was a 0.2% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Empire State manufacturing index for June will be released.  The consensus is that the index value will be 14.0 which would be 2.12 points higher than the value reported in May.

At 9:00 AM EDT, the Treasury International Capital report for April will be released, showing the flow of capital in and out of the United States economy.

At 9:15 AM EDT, the Industrial Production report for May will be released.  The consensus is that there will be an increase 0f 0.2% in production and an increase of 0.1% in industrial capacity utilization.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Housing Market Index for June will be announced.  This index is created from a survey of home builders, so it shows the confidence that the sector has in the overall economy and their business.

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.

Economic Events on May 13, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Consumer Price Index report for April will be released.  The consensus is that CPI increased by 0.4% last month, with a 0.1% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of May will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 70.0, which would be an increase of 0.2 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.