Monday 19
Housing Market Index-Produced by the National Association of Home Builders. This is a survey which is filled out by the members of this organization and it gives their opinion of the general state of the housing market and the economy.
3 Month & 6 Month Bill Auction
Tuesday 20
Housing Starts Consensus 1.60M Starts dropped 10.2% in September, lowest since 1993.
State Street Investor Confidence Index Measures actual levels of risk in investor portfolio.
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.
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.
4 Week bill Auction
FOMC Minutes-release of the notes from the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
Wednesday 21
Leading Indicators-Consensus -.3% -Report looks at ten different sources that are supposed to indicate overall economic activity. This figure tends to be revised after the fact and does not do a great job of predicting downturns or upturns.
Consumer Sentiment Consensus 75 The University of Michigan conducts a monthly survey of 500 households about their financial condition and opinions about the economy.
Jobless Claims Unemployment claims. Consensus 330k
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