By B.P.T., on February 2nd, 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 December.
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 7,000 less than the previous week.
Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Productivity and Costs report for the fourth quarter of 2011 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 0.8% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 1.0%.
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 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.
By B.P.T., on November 30th, 2011
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.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report will be released at 7:30 AM Eastern time, providing an estimate of the number of layoffs in November.
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 revised Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2011 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 9:45 AM Eastern time, the Chicago PMI Index for November will be announced. The consensus index value is 59.0, which is 0.6 points higher than last month, and is still above the break-even level at 50.
At 10:00 AM Eastern time, the pending home sales index for October will be announced. The consensus is that the index increased 1.5% last month.
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 November 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 November 3rd, 2011
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 EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 400,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 2,000 less than the previous week.
Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2011 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.5% in the last quarter and labor unit costs decreased 0.7%.
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 Factory Orders report for September will be released. The consensus is that there was a decrease of 0.2% in orders from the previous month.
Also at 10:00 AM EDT, the ISM non-manufacturing index for October will be released. The consensus estimate is that 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 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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By B.P.T., on August 9th, 2011
At 7:30 AM EDT, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for July 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 Productivity and Costs report for the second quarter of 2011 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity decreased by 0.7% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 1.9%.
At 8:55 AM EDT, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.
At 2:15 PM EDT, 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.
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By B.P.T., on June 2nd, 2011
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 EDT, 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 4,000 less than the previous week.
Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Productivity and Costs report for the first quarter of 2011 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 1.7% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 0.8%.
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 Factory Orders report for April will be released. The consensus is that there was a decrease of 0.9% in orders 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 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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By B.P.T., on May 5th, 2011
The Monster Employment Index for April was released today, and the index moved up 9 points to a value of 145, which is 9% higher than last April’s value.
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 EDT, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 410,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 19,000 less than the unexpectedly high number released last week.
Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the first quarter of 2011 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 1.3% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 0.8%.
At 9:30 AM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will give a speech to the Chicago Fed’s Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition.
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.
By B.P.T., on March 3rd, 2011
The Monster Employment Index for February was released today, and the index moved up 8 points to a value of 130, which is 4% higher than last February’s value.
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 EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 395,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 4,000 more than the number released last week.
Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the fourth quarter of 2010 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.6% in the last quarter and labor unit costs decreased 0.3%.
At 10:00 AM EST, the ISM non-manufacturing index for February will be released. The consensus estimate is that it decreased 0.4 points last month to a value of 59.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.
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 February 3rd, 2011
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 EST, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 425,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 29,000 less than the number released last week.
Also at 8:30 AM EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the fourth quarter of 2010 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.3% in the last quarter and labor unit costs decreased 0.1%.
At 10:00 AM EST, the Factory Orders report for December will be released. The consensus is that there was a decrease of 0.4% in orders from the previous month.
Also at 10:00 AM EST, the ISM non-manufacturing index for January will be released. The consensus estimate is that it decreased 0.1 points last month to a value of 57.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.
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 12:30 PM EST, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak to reporters at the National Press Club.
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 December 1st, 2010
The figures for motor vehicle sales in November will be released today. The consensus estimate is that 8.9 million autos were sold last month, which would be an increase of 100,000 from October.
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EST, and there was a week to week increase of 1.1% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 21.6% in the Refinance Index as interest rates moved up from near record lows.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report was released at 7:30 AM EST, and it showed that there were 48,711 layoffs in November, which is about 11,000 more than the number of layoffs that were reported in October.
At 8:15 AM EST, the 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 EST, the Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2010 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 2.4% in the last quarter and labor unit costs did not change.
At 10:00 AM EST, the Construction Spending report for October will be released, and the consensus is that there will a decline of 0.4% in spending compared to the previous month.
Also at 10:00 AM EST, the ISM manufacturing index for November will be released. The consensus estimate is that it increased 0.1 points last month to a value of 57.0, and will continue to signal economic growth as it remains above the mid-point of 50.
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 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.
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By B.P.T., on November 4th, 2010
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 Monster Employment Index for October was released today, and the index moved down 2 points to a value of 136.
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 9,000 more than the number released last week, which was unexpectedly low.
Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Productivity and Costs report for the third quarter of 2010 will be released. The consensus is that non-farm productivity increased by 1.7% in the last quarter and labor unit costs increased 0.2%.
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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