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February 2016 Economic
Statistics
and Other Economic Influences |
TUESDAYS:
Weekly Chain Store Sales*
Average Hourly Earnings*
API Weekly Gas/Oil Stockpiles Report* ** (4:30p.m.)
WEDNESDAYS:
Mortgage Applications Data
EIA Weekly Report on Gas & Oil Stockpiles* (10a.m.)
THURSDAYS:
Weekly Unemployment Report*
Weekly Mutual Fund Flows*
Natural Gas Storage Levels* (a.m.)
*Except Holidays ** As of 1/09
All Dates Subject to Change: |
| Sunday,
Feb. 07 |
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OVERNIGHT
into US Mon. a.m. et:
UK Halifax plc Jan. House Prices
Japan Dec. Current Account, Trade
Balance, Labor Cash Earnings, & Overtime Pay + Jan. Bankruptcies,
& Bank Lending
BoJ releases summary of Jan MPC Meeting
Debate
Aussie Jan. Jobs Ads
Spanish Dec. Industrial Production
Chinese Jan. Direct Foreign
Investment
German Dec. Industrial Production
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| Monday,
Feb. 08 |
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US Treasury Auctions $37B 3-
& $30B 6-month Bills
TD Ameritrade IMX (Individual Investor Gauge)
US Fed Jan. Labor Market Conditions
FDIC Chair Gruenberg speaks @Nat'l Interagency Community Reinvestment
Conference--"Pathways to Economic Opportunity" sponsored by San Franciso Fed
Reserve Bank, FDIC, OCC, and CDFI
Canada Dec. Building Permits, Jan Housing Starts
BoC Deputy Lane speaks (Montreal)
France Auctions 3-, 6-, & 12-month BTF
India 15Q3 GDP
Holidays in China, Singapore, Brazil, New Zealand, Hong Kong, So. Korea
OVERNIGHT into US Tues. a.m. et:
New Zealand Jan House Prices
Japan Jan M3 & (Prelim) Machine Tool
Orders
Aussie HIA Dec New Home Sales + NAB Jan.
Biz Conditions
Swiss Jan. Unemployment Rate
German Dec. Trade Balance,
Industrial Production + Current Account
South Africa 15Q4 Unemployment Rate
UK BRC Like for Like Jan Sales & Dec
Trade Balance
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| Tuesday,
Feb. 09 |
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NFIB Jan. Small Business
Optimism Index
MBA Q4 Mortgage Delinquencies & Foreclosures
Dec. US JOLTS (Job Turnover & Quits-10am et)
Redbook weekly Store Sales Snapshot
OCC's Curry speaks at "Pathways to Economic Opportunity"
Interagency Conference, also speaking today US Treas. Ass't Sec'y for Financial
Institutions
US Dec. Wholesale Trade/Inventories & Sales
US Treasury Auctions $24B 3-year Notes (1pm et)
Bk of Spain Gov. Linde lecture "An outlook on the Spanish
Economy" @Official Monetary & Financial Institutions Forum (London
ECB's Praet keynotes @Harvard Univ. conference: "Lender of Last
Resort: An International Perspective" (Washington D.C.)
New Hampshire Primary
Holidays in China, Singapore, Brazil, Hong Kong, So. Korea
OVERNIGHT into US Wed. a.m. et:
New Zealand Jan. Card Spending
Japan Q4 Housing Loans, Jan. Corporate
Goods Price Index
Chinese Jan. Aggregate Financing,
New Yuan Loans, & M1+M2
New Zealand REINZ Jan. House Sales
French Dec. Current Account &
Industrial Production
Italian Dec. Industrial Production
Singapore Jan. Foreign Reserves
UK Dec. Industrial &
Manufacturing Production
Iceland Central Bank MPC Rate
Decision (800 GMT-- Wed local time)
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| Wednesday, Feb. 10 |
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FOMC Chief Yellen
Testifies @US House (10am et)
MBA weekly Mortgage/Refinance Applications
EIA weekly Petroleum Stats
US Treasury Auctions $23B 10-year Notes
S.F. Fed's Williams speaks on health and the economy
@"Pathways to Economic Opportunity" Interagency Community Reinvestment
Conference (Los Angeles 1:30pm)
US weekly Treasury Budget
Brazil Foreign Exchange Flows
UK NIESR Jan. GDP Estimate
Holidays in China, Hong Kong, Brazil, & South Korea
OVERNIGHT into US Thurs. a.m. et:
New Zealand Jan. Business PMI
UK RICS Jan. House Price
Balance
Swiss Jan. CPI & CPI-EU
Harmonized
South Africa Dec. Gold & Mining
Production
RBA's Stevens semi-annual
testimony @Aussie House Standing Cmte on Economics (Thurs. local time)
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| Thursday,
Feb. 11 |
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FOMC Chief Yellen
Testifies @ US Senate (10am et)
US weekly Jobless Claims
EIA Natural Gas Report
US Treasury Auctions $15B 30-year Bonds (1pm et)
US Treasury Releases Refunding Plans
Fed weekly Balance Sheet & US Money Supply
Russian Central Bank Reserves
Sweden's Riiksbank MPC Rate Decision & Report published
Canada Dec. New House Price Index
Holidays in China & Japan
OVERNIGHT into US Fri. a.m. et:
New Zealand Jan. Food Prices
Aussie Dec. Home Loans, Investment
Lending, Card Balances, Value of All Loans
RBA Gov. Stevens speaks
German 15Q4 (Prelim) GDP, Jan. (F)
CPI, WPI, +HCIP
Italian 15Q4 (Prelim) GDP
Spanish Jan. HICP +CPI
UK Dec. Constructon Output
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| Friday,
Feb. 12 |
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US Jan. Retail Sales
US Jan. Import/Export Prices
NY Fed's Dudley press briefing on trends in household
borrowing & indebtedness trends (10am et), concurrent with release of 15Q4 "The
Household Debt & Credit Report" (includes mortgages, student loans, credit
cards, auto loans & delinquencies)
Dallas Fed's Kaplan opens Dallas Fed Texas Housing Outlook Conference
(9:45am)
US Dec. Business Inventories
U.M. (Prelim) Feb. Consumer Sentiment
Baker-Hughes weekly US/No. Am. Rig Count (1pm et)
Eurozone 15Q4 GDP & Dec. Industrial Production
India Dec. FX Reservces, + Dec. Industrial Production & Manufacturing Output
Canada Teranet/National Bank Jan. Home Price Index
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| Saturday,
Feb. 13 |
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Republican Presidential Candidates
Debate (Greenville SC)
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| Sunday,
Feb. 14 |
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Valentine's Day
South Korea Jan. Import/Export Price Index
OVERNIGHT into US Mon. a.m. et:
Japan 15Q4 GDP, Business &
Private Consumption, Capital Expenditures, GDP Price Index, Dec. (F) Industrial
Production/Capacity Utilization
South Korea Jan. Trade Balance
(Imorts/Exports) + Offshore Hldgs
RBNZ Jan. Offshore Holdings + Dec. M2
Money Supply
UK Feb. Rightmove House Prices
Aussie Jan. New Vehicle Sales
Singapore Dec. Retail
Sales
India Jan. WPI Fuel, Food, &
Manufacturing Inflation
China Jan. Trade Balance
(Imports/Exports)
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| Monday,
Feb. 15 |
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US Markets Closed for George
Washington's Birthday
Pres. Obama hosts Special ASEAN-US Summit (California thru 16th)
Eurozone Dec. Trade Balance
ECB Chief Draghi speaks @EU Parliament (Brussels)
"Economic, Fiscal & Financial Governance of the Euro Area: Lessons from
the Crisis" w/Jean-Claude Trichet & EU Bailout fund head Klaus Regling
speaking (Luxembourg)
France Auctions 3-, 6-, & 12-month BTFs
Nat'l Bank of Austria Gov. Nowotny attends a book launch & economic
growth discussion (Vienna)
Canadian Markets Closed for Family Day
OVERNIGHT into US Tues. a.m. et:
RBA (Aussie) Releases
Feb. Meeting Minutes
(RBNZ) New Zealand Q1 2-year
Inflation Expectation & 15Q4 Retail Sales
South Korea Feb. Interest
Rate Decision
Italy Dec. Trade Balance
UK Jan CPI, RPI, PPI,
& Dec. DCLG House Prices
German Feb. ZEW Survey
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| Tuesday,
Feb. 16 |
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Empire State NY Fed Manufacturing
Survey
NAHB Feb. Housing Market Index (snow & freeze slows traffic)
Philly Fed. Pres Harker speaks on eco outlook @2016 Economic Forecast
panel sponsored by Lyons Companies & Univ. of Delaware Ctr for Economic Education
& Entrepreneurship
US Treasury Auctions $37B 3- & $30B 6-month Bills
MN Fed's Kashkari on lessons from the financial crisis @Brookings
Institution (Washington 10:03am)
US Dec. TICs (4pm Who do you think was buying up the bonds in Jan/early Feb?)
Boston Fed's Rosengren speaks on Eco Outlook (Colby College, Waterville
ME 7:30pm et)
RBA (Aussie) MPC Feb. Meeting Minutes Released
Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment
UK P.M. Cameron addresses EU Parliament on British allliance terms with
EU
Brazil Dec. Retail Sales
Canada Jan. Existing Home Sales & Brutish Columbia unveils 4th
balanced budget
OVERNIGHT into US Wed. a.m. et
Singapore Jan. Trade
Balance/Non-Oil Exports
South Africa Jan. CPI & Dec.
Retail Sales
South Korea Jan Unemployment Rate
Japan Dec. Machine Orders,
Jan Dept. Store Sales
UK Jan. Jobless Claimant
Count/Change, Dec. Avg Earnings, & ILO Dec. Unemployment Rate
Eurozone Dec. Construction
Output
Swiss Feb. ZEW Survey
German 10-year Bund Auctions
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| Wednesday, Feb. 17 |
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FOMC Jan. 26--27th Meeting
Minutes Released (2pm est)
Jan. US PPI-Final Demand
US Jan. Housing Starts/Building Permits
Jan. US Industrial Production/Capacity Utilization
US 15Q4 Ecommerce Retail Sales
Redbook weekly Store Sales Snapshot
MBA weekly Mortgage/Refinance Applications
S.L. Fed's Bullard speaks on economy & monetary policy to
Fed Forecast dinner hosted by CFA Society (St Louis 6pm)
Canadian Dec. TICs
Brazil Foreign Exchange Flows
New Zealand Jan. Job Advertisements, 15Q4 Producer Price Inputs/Outputs
OVERNIGHT into US Thurs. a.m. et:
Japan Jan. Trade Balance (Imports/Exports)
Aussie Jan. Unemployment
Rate/Change/Participation Rate
RBA's Edey speaks
(Sydney) + Release of Jan. FX Transactions
China Jan. CPI
BoJ's Ishida
speaks in Fukuoka (More on additional tools?)
Swiss Jan. Trade Balance
(Imports/Exports)
French Jan. CPI, HICP + 3-year BTAN
Auctions
Spain Trade Balance +Auctions 3-,
& 5-year Bonos
Eurozone Dec. Current Account + Net
Investment
Flows
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| Thursday,
Feb. 18 |
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US Weekly Jobless Claims
Philly Fed Feb. Business Outlook Survey
EIA weekly Natural Gas Report (10:30am et)
EIA weekly Petroleum Stats (11am et)
US Treasury Auctions $7B 30-year TIPS
S.F. Fed's Williams speech on eco outlook @town hall (Los Angeles 3:30pm)
US Treasury announces Refunding Plans, incl. 2-, 5- & 7-yr Notes
ECB Releases Minutes of its last MPC Meeting (Rates pushed negative)
Russian Central Bank Reserves, PPI, Retail Sales, Jan. Unemployment Rate
Canada Dec. Wholesale Sales
EU Summit -Migrants & UK terms likely talking poiunts (Brussels thru
19th)
OVERNIGHT into US Fri. a.m. et:
RBA Ass't Gov. Edey
speaks @Australian Shareholders Ass'n Investor Forum
South Korea Jan. PPI
Norges central bank Gov. Olsen delivers
annual address (Oslo)
Japan Feb. Tankan Index &
All Industries Activity Index
German Jan. PPI
UK Jan. Retail Sales & Jan. Public
Finances & Borrowing
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| Friday,
Feb. 19 |
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Cleveland Fed's Mester
speech on Eco Outlook @Global Interdependence Center Central Banking Series (Sarasota FL
8am est)
US Jan. CPI
Baker-Hughes weekly US/No. American Rig Count (1pm et)
US Equity Monthly Options Expire (Some written over 2 years ago)
India FX Reserves + Markets Holiday
Canada Jan CPI & Dec. Retail Sales
CFTC Releases speculative net positions on Currencies, Crude, Copper, Gold,
Silver, S&P 500
Eurozone Feb (Adv.) Consumer Confidence
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| Saturday,
Feb. 20 |
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Nevada Democratic Caucuses
South Caroline Primary
Washington Republican Caucuses
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WEEKS AHEAD: 03/01
RBA (Aussie) Meets
03/09 BoC meets
03/10 ECB Meets
03/15--16 FOMC Meets
*FOMC 2016 Voting Members: Five
governors on the FOMC ar permanent voters: Janet Yellen, Stanley Fischer, Lael Brainard,
Jay Powell and Dan Tarullo.vote at every meeting. (Board Governors endure 2 vacancies that
Senate refuses to confirm). Like the NY Fed pres. is, also, a permanent FOMC voting
member. The rest of the voters, in 2016, are 5 of the 11 regional Fed Pres.: Loretta
Mester (Cleveland), Eric Rosengren (Boston), James Bullard (St. Louis) and Esther George
(Kansas City). Mester, George and Bullard are hawks, while Rosengren is
considered a dove. Evans, Lockhart, Williams, and Lacker were 2015 voters, now off
the voting panel at 2016 FOMC meetings. Neel Kashkari, former TARP overseer, took
over Presidency of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, replacing Kocherlakota, who wound
up a short-lived leader. Kashkari won't vote in 2016.
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