Economic Events on December 5, 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 8:15 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 Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2012 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 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Factory Orders report for October will be released.  The consensus is that there was a decrease of 0.1% in orders from the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the ISM non-manufacturing index for October will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it increased by 0.5 points to a value of 53.5, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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.

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Economic Events on October 4, 2012

The monthly Chain Store Sales report will be released today.  This report on sales in chain stores gives a look at the health of stores that make up about 10% of all retail sales.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM Eastern time, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in September.

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 370,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 11,000 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.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Factory Orders report for August will be released.  The consensus is that there was a decrease of 6.0% in orders 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.

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 2, 2012

The monthly Chain Store Sales report will be released today.  This report on sales in chain stores gives a look at the health of stores that make up about 10% of all retail sales.

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 370,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 17,000 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.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Factory Orders report for June will be released.  The consensus is that there was an increase of 0.7% in orders 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.

Economic Events on July 3, 2012

The figures for motor vehicle sales for June will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 13.9 million autos were sold last month, which would be 100,000 more 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 Factory Orders report for May will be released.  The consensus is that there was an increase of 0.1% in orders from the previous month.

Economic Events on June 4, 2012

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Factory Orders report for April will be released.  The consensus is that there was an increase of 0.1% in orders from the previous month.

Economic Events on May 2, 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 8:15 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 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 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Factory Orders report for March will be released.  The consensus is that there was a decrease of 1.6% in orders from the previous month.

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Economic Events on April 3, 2012

The figures for motor vehicle sales for March will be released today.  The consensus estimate is that 14.7 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 Factory Orders report for February will be released.  The consensus is that there was an increase of 1.5% in orders from the previous month.

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.

Economic Events on March 5, 2012

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Factory Orders report for January will be released.  The consensus is that there was a decrease of 1.6% in orders from the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the ISM non-manufacturing index for February will be released.  The consensus estimate is that it decreased by 0.8 points to a value of 56.0, but will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

Economic Events on February 3, 2012

The Monster Employment Index for January was released today, and the index moved down 7 points from last month to a value of 133, but is 9% higher than last January’s value.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Employment Situation report for January will be announced, and the consensus for non-farm payrolls is an increase of 135,000 jobs compared to 200,000 in the previous month, the consensus for the unemployment rate is that it will remain at 8.5%, the consensus average hourly earnings rate is expected to increase 0.2%, and the consensus for the average workweek is 34.4 hours.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Factory Orders report for December will be released.  The consensus is that there was an increase of 1.5% in orders from the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the ISM non-manufacturing index for January will be released.  The consensus estimate is that increased by 0.7 points to a value of 53.3, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.

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