Economic Events on July 14, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, 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 13,000 less than the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for June will be released.  The consensus is that the index decreased 0.3% over last month, and increased 0.2% when food and energy are excluded.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for June will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were unchanged , after a 0.2% decrease last month.

Also 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, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the Business Inventories report for May will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.8% from the previous 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.

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Economic Events on June 14, 2011

At 7:30 AM EDT, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for May will be released, providing information regarding the health and confidence of small businesses in the United States.

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 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for May will be released.  The consensus is that the index increased 0.1% over last month, and increased 0.2% when food and energy are excluded.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for May will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales decreased 0.3% , after a 0.5% increase last month.

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 Business Inventories report for April will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.9% from the previous month.

At 3:45 PM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a speech at a conference on the debt ceiling and the budget in Washington DC.

Economic Events on May 12, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 430,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 44,000 less than the unexpectedly high number released last week.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for April will be released.  The consensus is that the index increased 0.6% over last month, and increased 0.2% when food and energy are excluded.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for April will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales increased 0.6% , after a 0.4% increase last month.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Business Inventories report for March will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.8% from the previous month.

Also at 10:00 AM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify on Dodd-Frank implementation before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington DC.

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 10:30 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.

Economic Events on April 14, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 380,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 2,000 less than the number released last week.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for March will be released.  The consensus is that the index increased 1.0% over last month, and increased 0.2% when food and energy are excluded.

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.

Economic Events on February 16, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week decrease of 5.9% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 11.4% in the Refinance Index.

At 8:30 AM EST, the Housing Starts report for January will be released.  The consensus is that construction on 540,000 new homes were started last month, which would be an increase of 11,000 from the previous month.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for January will be released.  The consensus is that the index increased 0.7% over last month, and increased 0.2% when food and energy are excluded.

At 9:15 AM EST, the Industrial Production report for January will be released.  The consensus is that there will be an increase 0f 0.5% in production and an increase of 0.3% in industrial capacity utilization.

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 2:00 PM EST, 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 13, 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 4,000 less than the number released last week.

Also at 8:30 AM EST, the International Trade report for November will be released.  The consensus is a deficit of $41 billion, which would be $2.3 billion less than October.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for December will be released.  The consensus is that the index increased 0.9% over last month, and increased 0.2% when food and energy are excluded.

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 1:00 PM EST, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will participate on a panel discussing small business lending.

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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Economic Events on November 16, 2010

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 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for October will be released.  The consensus is that the index increased 0.8% over last month, and increased 0.8% when food and energy are excluded.

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 Treasury International Capital report for September 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 October will be released.  The consensus is that there will be an increase 0f 0.3% in production and an increase of 0.2% in industrial capacity utilization.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Housing Market Index for November will be announced.  This index is created from a survey of homebuilders, so it shows the confidence that the sector has in the overall economy and their business.

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Economic Events on October 14, 2010

At 8:30 AM EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report.  The consensus is that there were 443,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 2,000 less than last week’s number as employment figures in the U.S. continue to show gradual improvement.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for September will be released.  The consensus is that the index increased 0.1% over last month, and increased 0.1% when food and energy are excluded.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the International Trade report for August will be released.  The consensus is a deficit of $44.3 billion, which would be an increase of $0.5 billion from July.

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 11:00 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 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.

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