By B.P.T., on July 26th, 2011
At 7:45 AM EDT, 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 EDT, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.
At 9:00 AM EDT, 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 EDT, the monthly report on Consumer Confidence for July will be released. The consensus index level is 57.0, which would be a 1.5 point decrease from June’s number.
Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the New Home Sales report for June will be released. The consensus is that 321,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be 2,000 more than last month.
Also at 10:00 AM EDT, 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.
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By B.P.T., on June 23rd, 2011
At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 415 ,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 1,000 more than the previous week.
Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index for May will be released, providing an update on economic activity and inflationary pressure in the United States.
At 9:45 AM EDT, 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 EDT, the New Home Sales report for May will be released. The consensus is that 305,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be 18,000 less than last month.
At 10:30 AM EDT, 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 EDT, 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 EDT, 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.
By B.P.T., on May 24th, 2011
At 7:45 AM EDT, 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 EDT, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.
At 10:00 AM EDT, the New Home Sales report for April will be released. The consensus is that 300,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be the same as last month.
By B.P.T., on April 25th, 2011
At 10:00 AM EDT, the New Home Sales report for March will be released. The consensus is that 280,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be an increase of 3,000 from last month.
By B.P.T., on March 23rd, 2011
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week increase of 2.7% in the Purchase Index and a week to week increase of 2.7% in the Refinance Index.
At 10:00 AM EDT, the New Home Sales report for February will be released. The consensus is that 290,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be an increase of 6,000 from last month.
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.
At 12:00 PM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a speech on Community Banking in a Period of Recovery and Change to the Independent Community Bankers of America in San Diego.
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By B.P.T., on February 24th, 2011
At 8:30 AM EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 405,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 5,000 less than the number released last week.
Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Durable Goods Orders report for January will be released. The consensus is that there was an increase of 3.0% from December.
At 10:00 AM EST, the New Home Sales report for January will be released. The consensus is that 310,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be an decrease of 19,000 from last month.
Also at 10:00 AM EST, the FHFA House Price Index for December will be released, providing more information about the direction of the housing market.
At 10:30 AM EST, 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 EST, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.
At 4:30 PM EST, 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 EST, 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.
By B.P.T., on January 26th, 2011
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week decrease of 8.7% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 15.3% in the Refinance Index.
At 10:00 AM EST, the New Home Sales report for December will be released. The consensus is that 300,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be an decrease of 10,000 from last month.
At 10:30 AM EST, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.
At 2:15 PM EST, the FOMC Meeting Announcement will be made, which will provide insight into how long the Federal Reserve plans to keep rates at 0%. 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.
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By B.P.T., on December 23rd, 2010
At 8:30 AM EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 420,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be the same as the number released last week.
Also at 8:30 AM EST, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for November will be released. The consensus for Personal Income is an increase of 0.2% over the previous month and the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.5%.
Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Durable Goods Orders report for November will be released. The consensus is that there was an decrease of 1.0% from October.
At 9:55 AM EST, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of December will be announced. The consensus is that the index will be at 75, which is 0.8 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.
At 10:00 AM EST, the New Home Sales report for November will be released. The consensus is that 300,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be an increase of 17,000 from last month, but still remains near record lows.
At 10:30 AM EST, 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 EST, 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 EST, 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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By B.P.T., on November 24th, 2010
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week increase of 14.4% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 1.0% in the Refinance Index as interest rates continued to rise from near record lows.
At 8:30 AM EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 435,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 4,000 less than the number released last week.
Also at 8:30 AM EST, the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report for October will be released. The consensus for Personal Income is an increase of 0.4% over the previous month and the consensus Consumer Spending index change is an increase of 0.5%.
Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Durable Goods Orders report for October will be released. The consensus is that there was an decrease of 0.1% from September .
At 9:55 AM EST, Consumer Sentiment for the second half of November will be announced. The consensus is that the index will be at 69.5, which is 0.2 points higher than the value reported in the first half of the month.
At 10:00 AM EST, the New Home Sales report for October will be released. The consensus is that 314,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be an increase of 7,000 from last month, but still remains near record lows.
Also at 10:00 AM EST, the FHFA House Price Index for September will be released, providing more information about the direction of the housing market.
At 10:30 AM EST, the weekly Energy Information Administration Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.
At 12:00 PM EST, the weekly Energy Information Administration Natural Gas Report will be released, giving an update on natural gas inventories in the United States.
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By B.P.T., on October 27th, 2010
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week increase of 3.9% in the Purchase Index and a week to week increase of 3.0% in the Refinance Index as interest rates remain near record lows.
At 8:30 AM EDT, the Durable Goods Orders report for September will be released. The consensus is that there was an increase of 1.6% from August.
At 10:00 AM EDT, the New Home Sales report for September will be released. The consensus is that 300,000 new homes were sold last month, which would be an increase of 12,000 from last month, but still remains near record lows.
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.
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