Economic Calendar
| Time | Event | Period | Actual | Forecast | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, Mar 15 | |||||
| 17:00 | N/A FOMC rate decision (%) | N/A | 0.000 - 0.250 | 0.875 | 1.125 |
| Monday, Mar 16 | |||||
| 8:30 | Mar NY Fed Manufacturing | Mar | -21.5 | 4.00 | 12.90 |
| Tuesday, Mar 17 | |||||
| 8:30 | Feb Retail Sales (%) | Feb | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 9:15 | Feb Capacity Utilization (%) | Feb | 77.0 | 77.1 | 76.8 |
| 9:15 | Feb Industrial Production (%) | Feb | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| 10:00 | Jan Business Inventories (% ) | Jan | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| 11:00 | Mar NAHB housing market indx | Mar | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Wednesday, Mar 18 | |||||
| 8:30 | Feb House starts mm: change (%) | Feb | -1.5 | -3.6 | |
| 8:30 | Feb Housing starts number mm (ml) | Feb | 1.599 | 1.500 | 1.567 |
| 8:30 | Feb Building permits: number (ml) | Feb | 1.464 | 1.500 | 1.550 |
| 8:30 | Feb Build permits: change mm (%) | Feb | -5.5 | 9.2 | |
| Thursday, Mar 19 | |||||
| 8:30 | Mar Philly Fed Business Index | Mar | -12.7 | 10.0 | 36.7 |
| 10:00 | Feb Leading index chg mm (%) | Feb | +0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Friday, Mar 20 | |||||
| 10:00 | Feb Existing home sales (ml) | Feb | 5.77 | 5.50 | 5.46 |
| 10:00 | Feb Exist. home sales % chg (%) | Feb | 6.5 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| Tuesday, Mar 24 | |||||
| 9:45 | Mar PMI-Manufacturing (Markit) | Mar | 49.2 | 42.8 | 50.7 |
| 9:45 | Mar PMI-Composite (source:Markit) | Mar | 40.5 | 49.6 | |
| 9:45 | Mar PMI-Services (Markit) | Mar | 39.1 | 42.0 | 49.4 |
| 10:00 | Feb New home sales-units mm (ml) | Feb | 0.765 | 0.750 | 0.764 |
| 10:00 | Feb New home sales chg mm (%) | Feb | -4.4 | -2.0 | 7.9 |
| 13:00 | 2-Yr Note Auction (bl) | 40 | |||
| Wednesday, Mar 25 | |||||
| 7:00 | w/e Mortgage Market Index | w/e | 758.4 | 1073.6 | |
| 7:00 | w/e MBA Purchase Index | w/e | 237.4 | 278.1 | |
| 7:00 | w/e Mortgage Refinance Index | w/e | 3809.3 | 5751.0 | |
| 7:00 | w/e MBA 30-yr mortgage rate (%) | w/e | 3.82 | 3.74 | |
| 8:30 | Feb Durable goods (%) | Feb | 1.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
| 8:30 | Feb Nondefense ex-air (%) | Feb | -0.8 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| 9:00 | Jan Monthly Home Price yy (%) | Jan | 5.2 | 5.2 | |
| 9:00 | Jan Monthly Home Price mm (%) | Jan | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| 10:30 | w/e Crude Oil Inventory (ml) | w/e | 1.623 | 2.774 | 1.954 |
| 11:30 | 2-Yr Note Auction (bl) | 18 | |||
| 13:00 | 5-Yr Note Auction (bl) | 41 | |||
| Thursday, Mar 26 | |||||
| 8:30 | Q4 GDP Final (%) | Q4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 8:30 | w/e Continued jobless claims (ml) | w/e | 1.803 | 1.725 | 1.701 |
| 8:30 | w/e Jobless Claims (k) | w/e | 3283 | 3000 | 281 |
| 13:00 | 7-Yr Note Auction (bl) | 32 | |||
| Friday, Mar 27 | |||||
| 8:30 | Feb PCE (y/y) (%) | Feb | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
| 8:30 | Feb Consumer Spending (Consumption) (%) | Feb | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 8:30 | Feb Core PCE (m/m) (%) | Feb | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 8:30 | Feb Core PCE Inflation (y/y) (%) | Feb | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 8:30 | Feb Personal Income (%) | Feb | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 10:00 | Mar Consumer Inflation Expectations (1yr) (%) | Mar | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| 10:00 | Mar Consumer Inflation Expectations (5yr) (%) | Mar | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| 10:00 | Mar Consumer Sentiment (ip) | Mar | 89.1 | 90.0 | 95.9 |
| Time | Event | Period | Actual | Forecast | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, Mar 30 | |||||
| 10:00 | Feb Pending Sales Index | Feb | 111.5 | 108.8 | |
| 10:00 | Feb Pending Home Sales (%) | Feb | +2.4 | -1.0 | 5.2 |
| Tuesday, Mar 31 | |||||
| 9:00 | Jan CaseShiller 20 yy (% ) | Jan | +3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 9:00 | Jan CaseShiller 20 mm SA (%) | Jan | +0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 9:45 | Mar Chicago PMI | Mar | 47.8 | 40.0 | 49.0 |
| 10:00 | Mar Consumer confidence | Mar | 120.0 | 110.0 | 130.7 |
| Wednesday, Apr 01 | |||||
| 7:00 | w/e Mortgage Market Index | w/e | 874.6 | 758.4 | |
| 7:00 | w/e MBA Purchase Index | w/e | 211.7 | 237.4 | |
| 7:00 | w/e Mortgage Refinance Index | w/e | 4781.1 | 3809.3 | |
| 7:00 | w/e MBA 30-yr mortgage rate (%) | w/e | 3.47 | 3.82 | |
| 8:15 | Mar ADP National Employment (k) | Mar | --27 | -150 | 183 |
| 10:00 | Feb Construction spending (%) | Feb | -1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 10:00 | Mar ISM Manufacturing PMI | Mar | 49.1 | 45.0 | 50.1 |
| 10:00 | Mar ISM Mfg Prices Paid | Mar | 37.4 | 41.2 | 45.9 |
| 10:30 | w/e Crude Oil Inventory (ml) | w/e | 13.834 | 3.997 | 1.623 |
| Thursday, Apr 02 | |||||
| 7:30 | Mar Challenger layoffs (k) | Mar | 56.660 | ||
| 8:30 | Feb International trade mm $ (bl) | Feb | -40.0 | -45.3 | |
| 8:30 | w/e Continued jobless claims (ml) | w/e | 4.882 | 1.803 | |
| 8:30 | w/e Jobless Claims (k) | w/e | 3500 | 3283 | |
| 9:45 | Mar ISM-New York index | Mar | 867.9 | ||
| 10:00 | Feb Factory orders mm (%) | Feb | 0.2 | -0.5 | |
| Friday, Apr 03 | |||||
| 8:30 | Mar Manufacturing payrolls (k) | Mar | -20 | 15 | |
| 8:30 | Mar Private Payrolls (k) | Mar | -163 | 228 | |
| 8:30 | Mar Average workweek hrs (hr) | Mar | 34.1 | 34.4 | |
| 8:30 | Mar Non-farm payrolls (k) | Mar | -100 | 273 | |
| 8:30 | Mar Unemployment rate mm (%) | Mar | 3.8 | 3.5 | |
| 8:30 | Mar Average earnings mm (%) | Mar | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 10:00 | Mar ISM N-Mfg Bus Act | Mar | 45.0 | 57.8 | |
| 10:00 | Mar ISM N-Mfg PMI | Mar | 44.0 | 57.3 | |
| Time | Event | Period | Actual | Forecast | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, Apr 06 | |||||
| 10:00 | Mar Employment Trends | Mar | 109.00 | ||
| Tuesday, Apr 07 | |||||
| 15:00 | Feb Consumer credit (bl) | Feb | 16.50 | 12.02 | |
| Thursday, Apr 09 | |||||
| 8:30 | Mar Core Producer Prices YY (%) | Mar | 1.7 | 1.4 | |
| 8:30 | Mar Producer Prices (%) | Mar | -0.3 | -0.6 | |
| 8:30 | Mar Core Producer Prices MM (%) | Mar | 0.0 | -0.3 | |
| 10:00 | Apr 1yr Inflation Outlook (%) | Apr | 2.2 | ||
| 10:00 | Apr Consumer Sentiment | Apr | 95.0 | 89.1 | |
| 10:00 | Feb Wholesale inventories mm (%) | Feb | -0.2 | -0.5 | |
| 10:00 | Apr 5yr Inflation Outlook (%) | Apr | 2.2 | ||
| 10:00 | Feb Wholesale sales mm (%) | Feb | 1.6 | ||
| Friday, Apr 10 | |||||
| 8:30 | Mar Core CPI (Annual) (%) | Mar | 2.3 | 2.4 | |
| 8:30 | Mar Consumer Price Index (CPI) (%) | Mar | -0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 14:00 | Mar Federal budget, $ (bl) | Mar | -236.25 | -235.00 | |
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