Economic Calendar: April 23-April 27

04/27/07 - 12:27 PM EDT

TSC Staff

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Monday, April 23
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, next Wednesday and Thursday
Tuesday, April 24
9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended April 21 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.3% n.a. -0.6% -0.6%
9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended April 21, vs. March Redbook Research -4.2% n.a. -4.0% -4.0%*
10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for April Conference Board 104.0 105.0 108.2 107.2
10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for March National Association of Realtors 6.12M 6.40M 6.68M 6.69M
1:30 p.m. TIPS auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its auction of five-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, at which $TK billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, April 25
8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for March Census Bureau +3.4% +2.8% +2.4% +1.7%
Ex-transportation +1.5% n.a. -0.4% -0.1%
9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended April 20 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 653.3 n.a. 630.6 630.6
Purchase Index 411 n.a. 396.5 396.5
9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended April 22 ABC News and Washington Post -7 n.a. -5 -5
10 a.m. New home sales for March Census Bureau .858M .900M .836M .848M
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 $TK 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 9 meeting.
Thursday, April 26
8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended April 21 Labor Department +321,000 +325,000 +341,000 +339,000
Four-week average +332,000 n.a. +329,000 +329,000
10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for March Conference Board 30 31 31 31
1:30 p.m. Treasury refunding Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its five-year note auction, at which $TK billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m..
Friday, April 27
8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q1 -- advance Commerce Department +1.3% +1.5% +2.5% +2.5% (Q4)
Implicit price deflator +4.0% (Q1) n.a. +1.6% +1.6% (Q4)
8:30 a.m. Employment Cost Index for Q1 Labor Department +0.8% +0.9% +0.9% +0.8%
9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for April -- final University of Michigan 87.1 85.3 85.3 85.3 (April prelim.)
88.4 88.4 (March)
10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended April 20 Economic Cycle Research Institute +4.0% n.a. +3.6% +3.6%
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