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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.  Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsAt 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 887,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 26,000 more 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 605,000 new homes were started last month, which would be a decrease of 53,000 from the previous month. 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 January will be released. The consensus is that the index will be at 6, which would be a decrease of 2.1 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 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. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsThe 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 December 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 November 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 December will be released. The consensus is that there will be an increase 0f 0.2% in production and an increase 0f 0.4% in industrial capacity utilization. At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Housing Market Index for January 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. 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. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsAt 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 8:30 AM Eastern Time, the Empire State manufacturing index for January will be released. The consensus is that the index value will be 0, which would be 8.1 points higher than the value reported in the previous month. Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for December will be released. The consensus is that retail sales were 0.2% higher last month, after an increase 0.3% in the previous month. Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Producer Price Index for December will be released. The consensus is that the index decreased 0.1% last month, and increased 0.2% when food and energy are excluded. At 8:55 AM Eastern time, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending. At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Business Inventories report for November will be released. The consensus is that inventories increased 0.3% from the previous month. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsAt 4:30 PM Eastern time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will make remarks at the University of Michigan on monetary policy and the U.S. economy. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsAt 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Import and Export Prices index for December will be released, providing some data that can be used to monitor the threat of inflation. Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the International Trade report for December will be released. The consensus is a deficit of $41.1 billion, which would be $1.1 billion less than the previous month. At 2:00 PM Eastern time, the Treasury budget for December will be released, providing an account of the federal government’s budget surplus or deficit for that month. At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 362,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 10,000 less 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. At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Wholesale Trade report will be released for November, showing inventory levels for wholesalers in the United States. The consensus is that wholesale inventories increased 0.3% . 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. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsThe 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 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. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsAt 7:30 AM Eastern time, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for December will be released, providing information regarding the health and confidence of small businesses in the United States. The consensus is that the index is at a level of 87.9, which is 0.4 points higher than the previous month’s value. 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 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Consumer Credit report for September will be released. The consensus estimate is that there will be an increase of $13.2 billion in the consumer credit available, after an increase of $14.2 billion in the previous month. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsThe figures for motor vehicle sales for December will be released today. The consensus estimate is that 15.1 million autos were sold last month, which would be 400,000 less than the previous month. 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 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Construction Spending report for November will be released, and the consensus is that there was an increase of 0.6% in spending compared to the previous month. Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the ISM manufacturing index for December will be released. The consensus estimate is that it increased 1 point last month to a value of 50.5, and will still signal economic growth as it stays above the mid-point of 50. At 2:00 PM Eastern time, the FOMC Meeting Minutes will be released, which will provide insight into how the Federal Reserve board governors and bank presidents view the economy. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts |
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