Economic Events on February 10, 2012

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, the International Trade report for December will be released.  The consensus is a deficit of $47.8 billion, which would be the same value as the previous month.

At 9:55 AM Eastern time, Consumer Sentiment for the first half of February will be announced.  The consensus is that the index will be at 74.3, which would be a decrease of 0.7 points from the level reported in the second half of last month.

At 12:30 PM Eastern time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak to the 2012 National Association of Homebuilders International Builders’ Show on the topic of Housing Markets In Transition.

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

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.

Economic Events on December 12, 2011

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

Economic Events on November 10, 2011

At 8:30 AM Eastern time, 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 3,000 more than the previous week.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the International Trade report for September will be released.  The consensus is a deficit of $46.3 billion, which would be $0.7 billion more than the previous month.

Also at 8:30 AM Eastern time, the Import and Export Prices index for October will be released, providing some data that can be used to monitor the threat of inflation.

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 2:00 PM Eastern time, the Treasury budget for October 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.

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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Economic Events on September 13, 2011

At 7:30 AM EDT, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for August 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 Import and Export Prices index for August will be released, providing some data that can be used to monitor the threat of inflation.

At 8:55 AM EDT, the weekly Redbook report will be released, giving us more information about consumer spending.

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

Economic Events on August 10, 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 10:00 AM EDT, the Wholesale Trade report will be released for June, showing inventory levels for wholesalers in the United States.

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 Treasury budget for July will be released, providing an account of the federal government’s budget surplus or deficit for that month.

Economic Events on July 13, 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 Import and Export Prices index for June will be released, providing some data that can be used to monitor the threat of inflation.

At 10:00 AM EDT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before the House Committee on Financial Services regarding the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report.

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 Treasury budget for June will be released.  The consensus is a deficit of $60 billion, which is about $64 billion larger than the historical average, and about $8.4 billion less than last June.

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Economic Events on June 10, 2011

At 8:30 AM EDT, the Import and Export Prices index for May will be released, providing some data that can be used to monitor the threat of inflation.

At 2:00 PM EDT, the Treasury budget for May will be released.  The consensus is a deficit of $140 billion, which is about $50 billion larger than the historical average, and about $4.1 billion more than last May.

Economic Events on May 11, 2011

The Mortgage Bankers’ Association purchase index was released at 7:00 AM EDT, and there was a week to week increase of 6.7% in the Purchase Index and a week to week increase of 9.0% in the Refinance Index.

At 8:30 AM EDT, the International Trade report for March will be released.  The consensus is a deficit of $47.7 billion, which would be $1.9 billion larger than 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 Treasury budget for April will be released.  The consensus is a deficit of $65 billion, which is smaller than the historical average, and about $17.7 billion less than last April.

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