Economic Events on January 18, 2013

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of January will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 75.0, which would be an increase of 2.1 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.

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Economic Events on December 21, 2012

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Durable Goods Orders report for November will be released. The consensus is that there was an increase of 0.5% from the previous month.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November will be released, providing an update on economic activity and inflationary pressure in the United States.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for November 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 0.4%.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of December will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 75.0, which is 0.5 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.

At 11:00 AM Eastern time, the Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index for December will be released.  The consensus is that the index will be at -2, which would be an increase of 3 points from the previous month.

Economic Events on December 7, 2012

The Monster Employment Index for November was released today, and the index moved up 2 points from last month to a value of 158, and is 7% higher than last November’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for November will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 80,000 jobs compared to 171,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will increase 0.1% to 8.0%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.4 hours.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of December will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 83.0, which would be an increase of 0.3 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.

At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Consumer Credit report for October will be released.  The consensus estimate is that there will be an increase of $10.0 billion in the consumer credit available, after an increase of $11.4 billion in the previous month.

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Economic Events on October 26, 2012

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the advance GDP report for the third quarter of 2012 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 0.6% higher than the final value for the second quarter of 2012, and the GDP price index is 0.1% higher.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of October will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 83.1, which is the same as the value reported in the first half of the month.

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Economic Events on October 12, 2012

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Producer Price Index for September will be released.  The consensus is that the index decreased 0.8% last month, and was increased 0.2% when food and energy are excluded.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of October will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 78.3, which would be same as the level reported in the second half of last month.

At 2:00 PM Eastern time, the Treasury budget for September will be released, providing an account of the federal government’s budget surplus or deficit for that month.

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Economic Events on September 28, 2012

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for August will be released. The consensus for Personal Income is an increase of 0.2% over the previous month and the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.5%.

At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for September will be announced. The consensus index value is 53.0, which is the same as last month, and is still above the break-even level at 50.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of September will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 79.0 , which is 0.2 points lower than the value reported in the first half of the month.

Economic Events on September 14, 2012

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Consumer Price Index report for August will be released.  The consensus is that CPI increased 0.6% last month, and there was a 0.2% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for August will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.8% higher last month, after an increase 0.8% in the previous month.

At 9:15 AM Eastern time, the Industrial Production report for August will be released. The consensus is that there will be a decrease 0f 0.1% in production and a decrease 0f 0.2% in industrial capacity utilization.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of September will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 73.5, which would be a decrease of 0.8 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Business Inventories report for July will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.5% from the previous month.

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Economic Events on August 31, 2012

At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for August will be announced. The consensus index value is 53.0, which is 0.7 points lower than last month, but is still above the break-even level of 50.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of August will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 73.5, which is 0.1 points lower than the value reported in the first half of the month.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, 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.

Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will make remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium.

At 3:00 PM Eastern time, 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.

Economic Events on August 17, 2012

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of August will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 72.0, which would be a decrease of 0.3 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Leading Indicators for July will be released, and the consensus is that there was an increase of 0.2% from the previous month.

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Economic Events on July 27, 2012

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the advance GDP report for the second quarter of 2012 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 1.2% in real GDP and an increase of 1.6% in the GDP price index.  The real GDP estimate is 0.8% lower than the final value for the first quarter of 2012, and the GDP price index is 0.4% lower.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of July will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 72.0, which is the same as the value reported in the first half of the month.

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