Economic Events on February 15, 2012

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 Empire State manufacturing index for February will be released. The consensus is that the index value will be 14.75, which would be 1.27 points higher than the value reported in the previous month.

At 9:00 AM Eastern time, the Treasury International Capital report for December 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 January will be released. The consensus is that there will be an increase 0f 0.7% in production and an increase 0f 0.5% in industrial capacity utilization.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Housing Market Index for February 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 FOMC Meeting Minutes will be released, which will provide insight into how the Federal Reserve board governors and bank presidents view the economy.

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Economic Events on January 17, 2012

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 10.50, which would be 0.97 points higher than the value reported in the previous month.

Economic Events on November 15, 2011

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 8:30 AM Eastern Time, the Empire State manufacturing index for November will be released. The consensus is that the index value will be -2.6, which would be 5.58 points higher than the value reported in the previous month.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Producer Price Index for October will be released.  The consensus is that the index decreased 0.2% last month, and was increased 0.1% when food and energy are excluded.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for October will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.2% higher last month, after an increase of 1.1%  in the previous month.

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 September will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.2% from the previous month.

Economic Events on October 17, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Empire State manufacturing index for October will be released. The consensus is that the index value will be -3.25, which would be 5.57 points higher than the value reported in the previous month.

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

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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 16, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Empire State manufacturing index for May will be released.  The consensus is that the index value will be 20.0 which would be 1.7 points lower than the value reported in April.

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

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Housing Market Index for May 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.

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Economic Events on April 15, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Empire State manufacturing index for April will be released.  The consensus is that the index value will be 17.5, which would be the same value as reported in March.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Consumer Price Index report for March will be released.  The consensus is that CPI increased by 0.5% last month, with a 0.2% increase in CPI when food and energy are removed.

At 9:00 AM EDT, the Treasury International Capital report for February 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 March will be released.  The consensus is that there will be an increase 0f 0.6% in production and an increase of 1.0% in industrial capacity utilization.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of April will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 69.0, which would be an increase of 1.5 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.