Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for December will be released.  The consensus . . . → Read More: Economic Events on January 12, 2012]]> At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the U.S. government will release its weekly Jobless Claims report. The consensus is that there were 375,000 new jobless claims last week, which would would be 3,000 more than the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for December will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.4% higher last month, after a 0.2% increase in the previous month.

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 10:00 AM Eastern time, the Business Inventories report for November will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.5% from the previous month.

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 2:00 PM Eastern time, the Treasury budget for December will be released, providing an account of the federal government’s budget surplus or deficit for that month.

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.

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 . . . → Read More: Economic Events on December 13, 2011]]> At 7:30 AM Eastern time, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for November 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 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for November will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.5% higher last month, after a 0.5% gain 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 October will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.6% 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.

At 8:30 AM Eastern Time, the Empire State manufacturing index for November will be released. The consensus is that the index value will be -2.6, . . . → Read More: Economic Events on November 15, 2011]]> 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 Empire State manufacturing index for November will be released. The consensus is that the index value will be -2.6, which would be 5.58 points higher than the value reported in the previous month.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Producer Price Index for October will be released.  The consensus is that the index decreased 0.2% last month, and was increased 0.1% when food and energy are excluded.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Retail Sales report for October will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.2% higher last month, after an increase of 1.1%  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 September will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.2% from the previous month.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for September will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.8% higher last month, after . . . → Read More: Economic Events on October 14, 2011]]> At 8:30 AM EDT, the Import and Export Prices index for September will be released, providing some data that can be used to monitor the threat of inflation.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for September will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.8% higher last month, after no change in the previous month.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of October will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 60.0, which would be an increase of 0.6 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Business Inventories report for August will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.4% from the previous month.

At 2:00 PM EDT, the Treasury budget for September will be released, providing an account of the federal government’s budget surplus or deficit for that month.

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At 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for August will be released.  The consensus is that the index decreased 0.1% last month, and increased . . . → Read More: Economic Events on September 14, 2011]]> The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index will be released at 7:00 AM EDT, providing an update on the quantity of new mortgages and refinancings closed in the last week.

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

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for August will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.2% higher last month, after a 0.3% increase in the previous month.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Business Inventories report for July will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.5% from the previous 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.

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At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of August will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will . . . → Read More: Economic Events on August 12, 2011]]> At 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for July will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales were 0.6% higher last month, after a 0.1% increase in the previous month.

At 9:55 AM EDT, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of August will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 63.0, which would be a decrease of 0.7 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Business Inventories report for June will be released.  The consensus is that inventories increased 0.6% from the previous month.

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Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for June will be released.  The consensus is that . . . → Read More: 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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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 . . . → Read More: 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.

Also at 8:30 AM EDT, the Producer Price Index for April will be released.  . . . → Read More: 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.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for March will be released.  The consensus is . . . → Read More: Economic Events on April 13, 2011]]> The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week decrease of 6.7% in the Purchase Index and a week to week decrease of 7.7% in the Refinance Index.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Retail Sales report for March will be released.  The consensus is that retail sales increased 0.5% , after a 1.0% increase last month.

At 10:00 AM EDT, the Business Inventories report for February 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 Petroleum Status Report will be released, giving investors an update on oil inventories in the United States.

At 2:00 PM EDT, 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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