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What To Look For This Week

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MikeMcD82

This week I am going to keep a close eye on several housing reports, which include January’s new (Wed) and existing (Fri) home sales along with December’s Case Shiller HPI (Tue)–December is the first month after what would have been the expiration of the first time home buyer tax credit.  December’s home prices likely came under continued pressure, while January’s home sales data should show at least a modest bounce after their sharp declines in December stemming from the would-be expiration of the tax credit.

I will also be watching a slew of manufacturing releases including three regional Fed surveys–together these surveys can provide some insight on the month’s ISM–and the durable goods orders report (Thu).  I anticipate that all should be positive excluding the Richmond Fed survey.

This week’s biggest news will likely culminate in a flurry of Fed speeches culminating with Chairman Bernanke’s semi-annual monetary policy report to Congress (Wed).  But, given his recent House testimony, coupled with the FOMC minutes he may not have many surprises left to deliver in this week’s testimony.  Nevertheless, markets will be keeping a very close eye on what he has to say, and any comments related to the timing of tightening will likely impact the market.  There are also several other key important Fed speeches this week that could drive some headlines.

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