Economic Calendar: April 24-April 28

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, April 24 2:30 p.m. Treasury auction announcement Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the size of its next monthly two-year note auction, next Wednesday and monthly five-year note auction next Thursday. Tuesday, April 25 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended April 22 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.2% n.a. +1.1% +1.1% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended April 22, vs. March Redbook Research +5.1% n.a. +4.4% +4.1%* 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for April Conference Board 109.2 106.4 107.5 107.2 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for March National Association of Realtors 6.92M 6.65M 6.90M 6.91M Wednesday, April 26 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for March Census Bureau +6.1% +1.8% +3.4% +2.6% Ex-transportation +2.8% n.a. -1.1% -1.3% 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended April 21 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 548.6 n.a. 569.6 569.6 Purchase Index 389.4 n.a. 407.4 407.4 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended April 23 ABC News and Washington Post -11 n.a. -7 -7 10 a.m. New home sales for March Census Bureau 1.213M 1.100M 1.066M 1.080M 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 $22 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Beige Book Federal Reserve The Fed's anecdotal report on economic conditions around the country is for consideration at the Federal Open Market Committee's May 10 meeting. Thursday, April 27 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended April 22 Labor Department +315,000 +305,000 +304,000 +303,000 Four-week average +309,000 n.a. +306,000 +305,000 10 a.m. Bernanke speech Federal Reserve The Fed chairman speaks to Joint Economic Committee, U.S. House of Representatives on the topic: The Economic Outlook 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for March Conference Board 38 39 39 39 1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its five-year note auction, at which $14 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Friday, April 28 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q1 -- advance Commerce Department +4.8% +4.9% +1.7% +1.7% (Q4) Implicit price deflator +3.3% +2.7% +3.5% +3.5% (Q4) 8:30 a.m. Employment Cost Index for Q1 Labor Department +0.6% +0.9% +0.8% +0.8% 9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for April -- final University of Michigan 87.4 89.0 see actual 89.2 (April prelim.) -- 88.9 (March) 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for April National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 57.2 58.0 60.4 60.4 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended April 21 Economic Cycle Research Institute +2.9% n.a. +3.0% +3.0%

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