Economic Calendar: January 22-January 26

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, January 22 2:30 p.m. Treasury auction announcement Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the size of its next monthly two-year and five-year note auctions, this Wednesday and Thursday. Tuesday, January 23 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended January 20 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.1% n.a. 0.0% 0.0% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended January 20, vs. December Redbook Research +2.8% n.a. +1.6% +1.5%* 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for December Conference Board +0.3% +0.2% 0.0% +0.1% 1:30 p.m. TIPS auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its auction of 20-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, at which $8 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 24 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended January 19 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 611.3 n.a. 667.2 667.2 Purchase Index 402.7 n.a. 439.7 439.7 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended January 21 ABC News and Washington Post -3 n.a. -2 -2 1:30 p.m. Treasury auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its monthly two-year note auction, at which $20 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 25 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended January 20 Labor Department +325,000 +310,000 +289,000 +290,000 Four-week average +309,000 n.a. +308,000 +308,000 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for December National Association of Realtors 6.22M 6.30M 6.27M 6.28M 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for December Conference Board 33 31 29 30 1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its five-year note auction, at which $13 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. . Friday, January 26 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for December Census Bureau +3.1% +3.5% +2.2% +1.6% Ex-transportation +2.3% n.a. -1.0% -1.1% 10 a.m. New home sales for December Census Bureau 1.120M 1.050M 1.069M 1.047M 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended January 19 Economic Cycle Research Institute +4.5% n.a. +4.4% +4.4%

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