At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for November will . . . → Read More: Economic Events on November 30, 2012]]> At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for October will be released. The consensus for Personal Income is anincrease of 0.3% over the previous month and the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.1%.

At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for November will be announced. The consensus index value is 50.3, which is 0.4 points higher than last month, and is still above the break-even level at 50.

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.

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Employment Cost Index for the third quarter of 2012 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of . . . → Read More: Economic Events on October 31, 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 Employment Cost Index for the third quarter of 2012 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 0.5%.

At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for October will be announced. The consensus index value is 51.0, which is 1.3 points higher than last month, and is still above the break-even level at 50.

At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Farm Prices report for October will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of August will be announced.  The . . . → Read More: 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.

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Employment Cost Index for the second quarter of 2012 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 0.5%.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the final GDP report for the first quarter of 2012 will . . . → Read More: Economic Events on June 28, 2012]]> At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 385,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 2,000 less than the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the final GDP report for the first quarter of 2012 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 1.9% in real GDP and an increase of 1.7% in the GDP price index.  The real GDP estimate is the same as the preliminary value for the first quarter of 2012, and the GDP price index is the same.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the monthly Corporate Profits report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis will be released.

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 10:30 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 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index for June will be released.  The consensus is that the index will be at 4, which would be a decrease of 5 points from the previous month.

At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Farm Prices report for June will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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.

The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM Eastern time, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs . . . → Read More: Economic Events on May 31, 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 May.

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 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 the same as the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the preliminary GDP report for the first quarter of 2012 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 1.9% in real GDP and an increase of 1.5% in the GDP price index.  The real GDP estimate is 0.3% lower than the advance value for the first quarter of 2012, and the GDP price index is the same.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the monthly Corporate Profits report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis will be released.

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.

Also at 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for May will be announced. The consensus index value is 56.1, which is 0.1 points lower than last month, and is still above the break-even level at 50.

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 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Farm Prices report for May will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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.

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At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for April . . . → Read More: Economic Events on April 30, 2012]]> At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for March 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 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for April will be announced. The consensus index value is 60.8, which is 1.2 points lower than last month, but is still above the break-even level at 50.

At 10:30 AM Eastern time, the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index for April will be released.

At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Farm Prices report for April will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the preliminary GDP report for the fourth quarter of 2011 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of . . . → Read More: Economic Events on February 29, 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 preliminary GDP report for the fourth quarter of 2011 will be announced.  The consensus is an increase of 2.8% in real GDP and an increase of 0.4% in the GDP price index.  The real GDP estimate is the same as the advance value for the fourth quarter of 2011, and the GDP price index is the same.

At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for February will be announced. The consensus index value is 61.0, which is 0.8 points higher than last month, and is still above the break-even level at 50.

At 9:30 AM Eastern time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give his semiannual report to the House Financial Services Committee.

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.

At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Farm Prices report for February will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

At 8:55 AM Eastern time, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.

At 9:00 AM Eastern time, the . . . → Read More: Economic Events on January 31, 2012]]> 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 9:00 AM Eastern time, the monthly S&P/Case-Shiller home price index report will be released.  Given that most economists don’t expect the overall U.S. economy to improve until housing prices end their decline, the market will be watching this number closely.

At 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for January will be announced. The consensus index value is 63.0, which is 0.5 points higher than last month, and is above the break-even level at 50.

At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the monthly report on Consumer Confidence for January will be released.  The consensus index level is 68, which would be a 3.5 point increase from last month’s number.

Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the State Street Investor Confidence Index will be released, which looks at changes in the amount of equities held in the portfolios of institutional investors.

At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Farm Prices report for January will be released, giving investors and economists an indication of the direction of food prices in the coming months.

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