By B.P.T., on March 13th, 2012
At 7:30 AM Eastern time, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for February 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 95.0, which is 1.1 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 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for February will be released. The consensus is that retail sales were 1.2% higher last month, after an increase of 0.4% 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 January will be released. The consensus is that inventories increased 0.5% from the previous month.
At 2:15 PM Eastern time, the FOMC Meeting Announcement will be made, which will provide insight into how long the Federal Reserve plans to keep their rates target at 0% to 0.25%. It is assumed that there will be no immediate change in the Fed funds target rate, but any hint that rates could rise in the future could have an impact on the bond market and stock market.
By B.P.T., on March 6th, 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.
By B.P.T., on February 28th, 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 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Durable Goods Orders report for January will be released. The consensus is that there was a decrease of 0.7% from the previous month.
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 10:00 AM Eastern time, the monthly report on Consumer Confidence for February will be released. The consensus index level is 64, which would be a 2.9 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.
Also at 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for February will be released. The consensus is that the index will be at 13, which would be an increase of 1 point from the previous month.
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By B.P.T., on February 22nd, 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 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 Existing Home Sales report for January will be released. The consensus is that existing homes were sold at an annual rate of 4.69 million last month, which would be an increase of 80,000 from the previous month.
By B.P.T., on February 14th, 2012
At 7:30 AM Eastern time, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for January 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 95.0, which is 1.2 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 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Import and Export Prices index for January will be released, providing some data that can be used to monitor the threat of inflation.
Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for January will be released. The consensus is that retail sales were 0.7% higher last month, after an increase of 0.1% 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 December will be released. The consensus is that inventories increased 0.5% from the previous month.
By B.P.T., on February 7th, 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 10:00 AM Eastern time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify to the Senate Budget Committee on the economy.
At 3:00 PM Eastern time, the Consumer Credit report for December will be released. The consensus estimate is that there will be an increase of $7.0 billion in the consumer credit available, after an increase of $20.4 billion in the previous month.
By B.P.T., on January 31st, 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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By B.P.T., on January 24th, 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.
By B.P.T., on January 18th, 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 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 Producer Price Index for December will be released. The consensus is that the index was unchanged last month, and increased 0.1% 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 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 0.5% in production and an increase 0f 0.5% 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.
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By B.P.T., on January 10th, 2012
At 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.
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 Wholesale Trade report will be released for November, showing inventory levels for wholesalers in the United States. The consensus is that wholesale inventories increased 0.5% .
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