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US Economics Week Ahead: Jobs & the Fed

With the first week of November comes a wave of important economic data—plus a few key earnings announcements—important macro releases include October’s employment report, an FOMC announcement, and several other indicators that will help gauge the health of the consumer and overall economy.  Also important to note is that the ECB, Bank of England, and […]

US Economics Week Ahead: The End is Near! (for the recession…)

This week’s most important economic data will likely come in the form of third quarter 2009’s advanced estimate of GDP, which should put an end to four consecutive quarters of declines.  The U.S. government’s ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program during the quarter should help to boost the personal consumption component of GDP, while inventories declining at […]

US Economics Week Ahead: Earnings Usurp Housing Data

On the economic front the market will be encountering some important housing related releases in addition to the Fed’s Beige Book on Wednesday.  On the housing front, on Monday the market will get a peak at October’s NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, followed by housing starts on Tuesday.  However, the most important housing release of […]

US Economics Week Ahead: A Shortened Week with a Big Punch

Despite a holiday on Monday, we have a busy week on all fronts, combing a deep economic calendar with a flurry of critical earnings releases.  On the economics front the two most important indicators are retail sales on Wednesday and CPI on Thursday.  September’s retail sales could face some negative pressure on the back of […]

US Economics Week Ahead: Is October the new September?

Based on last week’s negative performance on the back of several pieces of melancholy economic news, some investors may argue September has come late this year.  Looking ahead, we have a pretty quiet week on the data front, which may cause investors, still trying to heal from last week’s wounds, to place added emphasis on […]

US Economics Week Ahead: Markets Try to Find Traction in an Array of Data

There’s no doubt this week’s most important release will be Friday’s employment report, which is expected to show a decline in payrolls of -170K with an unemployment rate of 9.8%.  This week could prove critical as markets try to regain some traction after several negative surprises last week, including lower than anticipated existing home sales […]

US Economic Week Ahead: Big Ben & His Men (& Women)…

Undoubtedly the most important item on this week’s calendar will be Wednesday’s FOMC announcement, which is highly unlikely to show any changes to the current policy stance.  But, as always, the market will be paying close attention the wording of the FOMC’s statement, which turned slightly more constructive last month indicating that financial markets have […]

US Economics Week Ahead: The Calm Before The Storm

With the shortened week comes a rather light economic calendar, with the most significant release likely being the Fed’s Beige Book on Wednesday, followed by consumer sentiment on Friday.  This week’s lull will come to an abrupt end next week with the release of the retails sales and Industrial production data, among others.  In addition […]

US Week Ahead: The Start of September…

This week brings the onset of a notoriously bad month for returns, and given the week’s vast array of critical data, the ball is sure to start rolling in one direction or another.  First let me apologize if this week’s calendar seems somewhat abridged, as I am on vacation, and am writing it amid the […]