Economic Data

An advance report on U.S. international trade in goods for February is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. The US goods deficit is likely to narrow to $106.0 billion in February after deepening by around $7 billion to $107.6 billion in January. Data on wholesale inventories for February will be...

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for March is scheduled for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. Consumer sentiment dipped in the preliminary reading for March to 59.7, a level that's projected to hold in the final reading for the month. Federal Reserve Bank of New York President...

Data on durable goods orders for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Durable goods orders have been rising, up 1.6% in January. For February, analysts, however, expect a 0.5% decline in orders. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts...

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak at 8:00 a.m. ET. Data on new home sales for February will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. After January's annual rate of 801,000...

The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the latest week is scheduled for release at 8:55 a.m. ET. The Richmond Fed manufacturing index for March will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Richmond manufacturing index flattened surprisingly to only plus 1 in February from 8 in January. Analysts,...

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic is set to speak at 8:00 a.m. ET. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for February is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Treasury will auction 3-and 6-month bills at 11:30 a.m. ET. Check out this: Executives Buy More Than $1B Of...

Data on existing home sales for February will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Resales, which surged to a strong 6.500 million annualized rate in January, are expected to slow to a 6.170 million rate in February. The index of leading economic indicators for February is scheduled for release at 10:00...

Data on housing starts and permits for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect a rebound to a 1.700 million annual rate for February housing starts versus January's rate of 1.638 million. February’s permits are likely to slow to a 1.850 million rate. Data on initial...

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. Data on retail sales for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. After rising 3.8% in January, analysts expect retail sales to increase 0.4% in February. Data on import and export...

The Federal Open Market Committee will begin its two-day policy meeting today. The Producer Price Index for February is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Producer prices are expected to rise 1% in February. The Empire State manufacturing index for March will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET....

The Treasury is set to auction 3-and 6-month bills at 11:30 a.m. ET. Check out this: Executives Buy Over $1.5M Of 4 Penny Stocks Check out the full economic calendar here

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for March is scheduled for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. Consumer sentiment is expected to decline to 61.7 in March from 62.8 in February. The Census Bureau quarterly services survey report for the fourth quarter will be released at 10:00 a.m....

The Consumer Price Index for February is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect consumer prices rising 0.7% in February following a 0.6% increase in the previous month. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect jobless...

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. The Labor Department's JOLTS report for January will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Job openings are likely to hold steady at 10.900 million in January compared to December's...

The NFIB small business optimism index is scheduled for release at 6:00 a.m. ET. The optimism index for small businesses dropped around 2 points to 97.1 in January, with analysts expecting no change in the reading for February. Data on international trade for January will be released at 8:30 a.m....