Motor Vehicle Sales

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October unit sales of domestically produced cars and light duty trucks

Construction Spending

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October report of the dollar value of new construction activity on residential, non-residential, and public projects. Included in GDP calculation as a component of the "investment" segment

ISM Manufacturing Index

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October release of national manufacturing condition composite index.

ICSC-UBS Store Sales

Time: 07:45 am

Frequency: Weekly

Description: Weekly report of store sales at major retail chains, published by the International Council of Shopping Centers

Redbook

Time: 08:45 am

Frequency: Weekly

Description: Weekly measure of sales at chain stores, discounters, and department stores

Factory Orders

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September monthly report measuring dollar volume of new orders, shipments, unfilled orders, and inventories reported by domestic manufacturers. Figures within the Factory Orders report are reported in the billions of dollars and also in a percent change from the previous month. Generally the Factory Orders is not widely watched compared to other economic releases. The Advance Release on Durable Goods which precedes the Factory Orders report by one week garners more attention, given that durable goods make up more than half of factory orders

MBA Purchase Applications

Time: 07:00 am

Frequency: Weekly

Description: Mortgage Bankers' Association compilation of mortgage loan indexes

Challenger Job-Cut Report

Time: 07:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: December non-seasonally adjusted report on the number of announced corporate layoffs

ADP Employment Report

Time: 08:15 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October report, constructed from ADP's data on payrolls following a procedure similar to that used by the BLS to process its monthly survey of Current Employment Statistics into the "official" estimates of establishment employment.

ISM Non-Mfg Survey

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October non-manufacturing sector report which includes agriculture, mining, construction, transportation, communications, wholesale trade and retail trade. Based on business activity, new orders, employment, and supplier deliveries.

EIA Petroleum Status Report

Time: 10:30 am

Frequency: Weekly

Description: Energy Information Administration weekly report of data on petroleum inventories in the United States

Chain Store Sales

Time: 11:45 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October monthly sales snapshot. Currently based on ICSC-Goldman Sachs weekly index constructed using sales-weighted geometric average growth rates to preserve long-term consistency. Statistically benchmarked to a broad-based monthly retail industry sales aggregate from department, chain, discount, and apparel stores

Monster Employment Index

Time: 06:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: August monthly analysis of U.S. online job demand conducted by Monster Worldwide, Inc. Non-seasonally adjusted review of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards (over 1000 web sites) nationwide

Bank of England Announcement

Time: 07:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October announcement of monetary policy changes or lack thereof from the Bank of England. When the BOE changes the official interest rate it is attempting to influence the overall level of expenditure in the economy. In this way, changes in interest rates are used to control inflation

European Central Bank Announcement

Time: 07:45 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October announcement of monetary policy changes or lack thereof from the European Central Bank. When the ECB changes the official interest rate it is attempting to influence the overall level of expenditure in the economy. In this way, changes in interest rates are used to control inflation

Jobless Claims

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Weekly

Description: Weekly release of four week moving average compilation of claims by first time filers, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor

Productivity and Costs

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency:

Description: Q3 data on labor efficiency versus cost of production

EIA Natural Gas Report

Time: 10:30 am

Frequency: Weekly

Description: Energy Information Administration weekly report of data on natural gas inventories in the United States

Treasury STRIPS

Time: 03:00 pm

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November report of Treasury Department "Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities". STRIPS are T-Notes, T-Bonds and TIPS whose interest and principal portions of the security have been separated, or "stripped"; these may then be sold separately in the secondary market. The name derives from the practice of literally tearing the interest coupons off of paper securities

Money Supply

Time: 04:30 pm

Frequency: Weekly

Description: Thursday release of M2 figures. M2: Physical currency circulating in the economy + demand deposits (i.e. checking account deposits) + time deposits (i.e. a money deposit that cannot be withdrawn for a certain "term"), savings deposits, and non-institutional money-market funds. Economists use M2 when looking to quantify the amount of money in circulation and trying to explain different economic monetary conditions. M2 is a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation

Employment Situation

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September release of this conglomerate of indicators including unemployment rate, nonfarm payroll, average non-farm work-week, and average hourly earnings.

Pending Home Sales Index

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September numbers of contracted existing home sales, which have not yet entered a "closed" status. Does not include new home sales.

Wholesale Trade

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September report regarding the dollar value of sales made and inventories held by merchant wholesalers

Consumer Credit

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September report of the dollar value of outstanding consumer installment credit

U.S. Holiday: Veterans Day

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Yearly

Description: Stocks and Futures Markets Open. Today's reports and events are likely to be rescheduled. Please see individual website links for further information

International Trade

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September data revealing the levels of imports and exports of tangible goods and services

RBC Cash Index

Time: 09:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November release of the "Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household" index.

Treasury Budget

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October report of the budget balance of the federal government

Import and Export Prices

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October report of the prices of foreign goods purchased in the United States, and conversely, the prices of U.S. made goods sold abroad

Retail Sales

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October data for total receipts at stores that sell durable or nondurable goods

Business Inventories

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September level of inventories held by wholesalers, manufacturers, and retailers

Consumer Sentiment (p)

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November preliminary assessment of consumer attitudes on the business climate, personal finance, and spending. Accomplished by telephone polling a random sampling of households by the University of Michigan

Empire State Mfg Survey

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November survey of manufacturing executives across New York State regarding a variety of indicators. Conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Industrial Production

Time: 09:15 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October report measuring changes in output for the industrial sector of the economy. Includes manufacturing, mining, and utilities

Producer Price Index

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October data measuring average changes in prices received by domestic producers for goods, supplies, materials, and components

Treasury International Capital

Time: 09:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September report detailing equity, bond, treasury securities, and other financial instruments into and out of the U.S.

State Street Investor Confidence Index

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November measure of the attitude of investors to risk. Uses the principles of modern financial theory to model the underlying behavior of global investors. Unlike other survey-based confidence measures that focus on expectations for future prices and returns, the Index provides a quantitative measure of the actual and changing levels of risk contained in investment portfolios representing about 15% of the world's tradable assets.

Housing Market Index

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October report by the National Association of Homebuilders gauging market conditions based on new home sales, prospective sales, and new home interest

Consumer Price Index

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October measure of the average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The percent change in the CPI is a measure of inflation. The CPI can be used to index (i.e., adjust for the effects of inflation) wages, salaries, pensions, or regulated or contracted prices. The CPI is one of the most closely watched national economic statistics

Housing Starts

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October data referring to the number of privately owned new homes (technically housing units) on which construction has been started in a given period

FOMC Minutes

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency:

Description: October bi-quarterly announcement. The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year and other meetings as needed. The minutes of regularly scheduled meetings are released three weeks after the date of the policy decision

Leading Indicators

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September calculation by The Conference Board which forms the composite index from the values of ten key economic variables

Philadelphia Fed Survey

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November report of monthly survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants indicate the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received

Existing Home Sales

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September report of this demand-side indicator which includes total sales, the inventory of homes for sale, and the median price

Corporate Profits

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October data depicting the income that arises from current production measured before income taxes, of organizations treated as corporations in the national income and product accounts (NIPAS). With several differences, this income is measured as receipts less expenses as defined in Federal tax law

GDP (Preliminary)

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency:

Description: Q3.08 preliminary release of tri-quarterly report. GDP reports are broken down into three announcements: advance, preliminary, and final

Consumer Confidence

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) report. Defined as the degree of optimism on the state of the economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. Issued monthly by The Conference Board and is based on 5,000 households.

Durable Goods Orders

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October measure of the dollar value of orders, shipments, and unfilled orders of durable goods (goods whose intended lifespan is three years or more)

Personal Income and Outlays

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: August report by The Bureau of Economic Analysis of total income from wages, salaries, and all other sources. Also includes personal consumption expenditures comprised of three categories: durables, nondurables, and services

Consumer Sentiment

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November assessment of consumer attitudes on the business climate, personal finance, and spending. Accomplished by telephone polling a random sampling of households by the University of Michigan

New Home Sales

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October records of the sales of newly constructed residences. Unlike "Housing Starts", New Home Sales excludes any new houses that were not built for immediate sale

US Holiday: Thanksgiving Day

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Yearly

Description: All Markets Closed. Today's reports and events are likely to be rescheduled. Please see individual website links for further information

NAPM-Chicago

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November release of national survey of purchasing managers. Weighted index includes prices, new orders, production levels, employment numbers, inventories, and import/export orders. Readings over 50% indicate expansion, with below indicating contraction

Farm Prices

Time: 03:00 pm

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November data released by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Index of prices received by farmers for the current month for crops and livestock

Construction Spending

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November report of the dollar value of new construction activity on residential, non-residential, and public projects. Included in GDP calculation as a component of the "investment" segment

ISM Manufacturing Index

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November release of national manufacturing condition composite index.

Motor Vehicle Sales

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November unit sales of domestically produced cars and light duty trucks

Challenger Job-Cut Report

Time: 07:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: January non-seasonally adjusted report on the number of announced corporate layoffs

ADP Employment Report

Time: 08:15 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November report, constructed from ADP's data on payrolls following a procedure similar to that used by the BLS to process its monthly survey of Current Employment Statistics into the "official" estimates of establishment employment

Productivity and Costs

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency:

Description: Q3r data on labor efficiency versus cost of production

ISM Non-Mfg Survey

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November non-manufacturing sector report which includes agriculture, mining, construction, transportation, communications, wholesale trade and retail trade. Based on business activity, new orders, employment, and supplier deliveries

Beige Book

Time: 02:00 pm

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November commentary on current economic conditions published by the Federal Reserve Board eight times a year. A gathering of information on current economic conditions by each Federal Reserve Bank in its district, collected from bank and branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, and market experts

Quadruple Witching

Time: 03:00 pm

Frequency: Quarterly

Description: Quadruple Witching hour is the last hour of the stock market trading session (3:00-4:00 P.M., New York Time) on the third Friday of every March, June, September, and December. Those days are the expiration of stock index futures, stock index options, stock options, and single stock futures. The simultaneous expirations generally increase the trading volume of options, futures and the underlying stocks, and occasionally increases volatility of prices of related securities. The phrase is intended to connote the extra volatility leading up to the event resulting from the expiration dates of four financing instruments

Chain Store Sales

Time: 11:45 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November monthly sales snapshot. Currently based on ICSC-Goldman Sachs weekly index constructed using sales-weighted geometric average growth rates to preserve long-term consistency. Statistically benchmarked to a broad-based monthly retail industry sales aggregate from department, chain, discount, and apparel stores

Monster Employment Index

Time: 06:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: September monthly analysis of U.S. online job demand conducted by Monster Worldwide, Inc. Non-seasonally adjusted review of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards (over 1000 web sites) nationwide

Bank of England Announcement

Time: 07:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November announcement of monetary policy changes or lack thereof from the Bank of England. When the BOE changes the official interest rate it is attempting to influence the overall level of expenditure in the economy. In this way, changes in interest rates are used to control inflation

European Central Bank Announcement

Time: 07:45 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November announcement of monetary policy changes or lack thereof from the European Central Bank. When the ECB changes the official interest rate it is attempting to influence the overall level of expenditure in the economy. In this way, changes in interest rates are used to control inflation

Factory Orders

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October monthly report measuring dollar volume of new orders, shipments, unfilled orders, and inventories reported by domestic manufacturers. Figures within the Factory Orders report are reported in the billions of dollars and also in a percent change from the previous month. Generally the Factory Orders is not widely watched compared to other economic releases. The Advance Release on Durable Goods which precedes the Factory Orders report by one week garners more attention, given that durable goods make up more than half of factory orders

Employment Situation

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October labor report figures comprised of the "establishment survey" which samples > 400K businesses, and the "household survey" which checks > 60K households. The most comprehensive labor report, it includes unemployment rate, nonfarm payroll, average non-farm work-week, and average hourly earnings indicators

Consumer Credit

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October report estimating dollar amounts of oustanding revolving and non-revolving loans to individuals. Includes credit cards, store cards, auto finance, personal (installment) loans, and retail (installment) loans. Home equity loans are not included in this report

Bank of Canada Announcement

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency:

Description: November announcement of monetary policy changes or lack thereof from the Canadian central bank. When the BOC changes the official interest rate it is attempting to influence the overall level of expenditure in the economy. In this way, changes in interest rates are used to control inflation

Pending Home Sales Index

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October numbers of contracted existing home sales, which have not yet entered a "closed" status. Does not include new home sales

Wholesale Trade

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October report regarding the dollar value of sales made and inventories held by merchant wholesalers

Treasury Budget

Time: 02:00 pm

Frequency: Monthly

Description: November monthly accounting of the financial activities of the federal government and off-budget federal entities in accordance with the Budget of the U.S. Government. Presents a summary of receipts and outlays, surplus or deficit, and means of financing on a modified cash basis. Data provided by federal entities, disbursing officers, and Federal Reserve Banks

Import and Export Prices

Time: 08:30 am

Frequency:

Description: November report of the prices of foreign goods purchased in the United States, and conversely, the prices of U.S. made goods sold abroad

International Trade

Time: 01:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: October data revealing the levels of imports and exports of tangible goods and services

RBC CASH Index

Time: 09:00 am

Frequency: Monthly

Description: December release of the "Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household" monthly national survey of attitudes on the current and future state of local economies, personal financial situations, savings and confidence to make large investments. The survey is released at the end of the first full week of each month

Quarterly Services Survey

Time: 10:00 am

Frequency: Quarterly

Description: Q3 survey data released by the Census Bureau providing information on the performance of key communication, information, and technology-intensive service industries