Monday 25

Existing Home Sales-consensus 5.99M The market has low expectation for this number, we’ll see where it comes in.

3 & 6 Month Bill Auction

Tuesday 26

[1] ICSC-USB Store Sales Tracks comparable weekly sales from major retail chains and represents 10% of total retail sales. Is considered to be one of the most timely indicators of consumer spending.

[2] Redbook a timely indicator of consumer spending and also represents about 10% of total retail sales. This measure tracks weekly sales from discounters, chain and department stores.

[3] Consumer Confidence Consensus 105.

[4] New Home Sales Consensus 920,000

4 Week Bill Auction

2 Year Note Auction

Wednesday 27

[5] MBA Purchase Applications measures applications at mortgage lenders. This is considered a leading indicator for single family home sales and housing construction.

[6] Durable Goods Orders Consensus -1.5%

[7] EIA Petroleum Status Report reports on crude oil inventories in the U.S.

FOMC Meeting Begins

5 Year Note Auction

Thursday 28

[8] Corporate Profits

GDP Consensus .8%

[9] Jobless Claims Unemployment claims. Consensus 319K

[10] EIA Natural Gas Report-Tracks natural gas inventories.

[11] 3 and 6 month Treasury Bill Announcement Investors use this data to attempt to predict future Federal Reserve policy.

FOMC Annoucement Consensus-5.25%

Farm Prices

Help Wanted Index

[12] Money Supply

Friday 29

[13] Consumer Sentiment Consensus 84

Personal Income and Outlays Consensus .6%

NAPM Chicago Consensus 57.5

Construction Spending Consensus .2%

Another packed week! For those of you who are interested in more information for these reports, please click on that link and it will take you to a more detailed explanation and Bloomberg’s Calendar of Events.

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