Economic Calendar: February 19-February 23

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, February 19 No releases due to Presidents' Day holiday. Tuesday, February 20 No releases. Wednesday, February 21 8:30 a.m. Consumer Price Index for January Labor Department +0.2% +0.1% +0.4% +0.5% Ex- food and energy +0.3% +0.2% +0.1% +0.2% 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended February 16 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 606.6 n.a. 639.8 639.8 Purchase Index 381.4 n.a. 400.7 400.7 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended February 18 ABC News and Washington Post +1 n.a. -3 -3 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended February 17 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.1% n.a. -0.8% -0.8% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Februay 17, vs. January Redbook Research +2.9% n.a. -1.2% -1.4%* 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for January Conference Board +0.1% +0.2% +0.6% +0.3% 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 $18 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Federal Open Market Committee minutes Federal Reserve The Fed releases the minutes of its monetary policymaking committee's Jan. 31 meeting. Thursday, February 22 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended February 17 Labor Department +332,000 +325,000 +359,000 +357,000 Four-week average +328,000 n.a. +327,000 +326,000 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for January Conference Board 32 34 34 33 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, February 23 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended February 16 Economic Cycle Research Institute +3.4% n.a. +3.5% +3.5%

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