Economic Calendar: July 7 - July 11
TheStreet.com Staff
07/11/08 - 02:09 PM EDT
   
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Time
(EST) |
Indicator
(click for definition) |
Source
(click for press release) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous
(revised) |
Previous
(original) |
| Monday, July 7 |
| No releases. |
| Tuesday, July 8 |
| 8 a.m. |
Bernanke speech |
Federal Reserve |
The Fed chairman speaks to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on the topic: Financial Regulatin and Financial Stability |
| 9 a.m. |
ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended July 5  |
International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS |
+0.2% |
n.a. |
+0.1% |
0.1% |
| 9 a.m. |
Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended July 5, vs. May |
Redbook Research |
+2.9% |
n.a. |
-0.5% |
-0.6%* |
| Wednesday, July 9 |
| 9 a.m. |
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended July 3 -- Market Composite Index |
Mortgage Bankers Association |
513.4 |
n.a. |
477.7 |
477.7 |
| Purchase Index |
365.8 |
n.a. |
342.8 |
342.8 |
| 9 a.m. |
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended July 6 |
ABC News and Washington Post |
-41 |
n.a. |
-43 |
-43 |
| Thursday, July 10 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended July 5 |
Labor Department |
+364,000 |
+395,000 |
+404,000 |
404,000 |
| Four-week average |
+381,000 |
n.a. |
+391,000 |
390,500 |
| 10 a.m. |
Bernanke speech |
Federal Reserve |
The Fed chairman speaks to House Committee on Financial Services on the topic: Regulatory Restructuring |
| Friday, July 11 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Import Price Index for June
|
Labor Department |
+2.6% |
n.a. |
+2.6% |
+0.5% |
| Export Price Index |
+1.0% |
n.a. |
+0.4% |
+0.4% |
| 8:30 a.m. |
International trade for May
|
Commerce Department |
-$59.8B |
-$62.2B |
-$60.5B |
-$60.9B |
| 10 a.m. |
Consumer Sentiment Index for July -- preliminary
|
University of Michigan |
56.6 |
55.5 |
56.4 |
56.4 |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Weekly Leading Index for the week ended July 3 |
Economic Cycle Research Institute |
-6.1% |
n.a. |
-6.3% |
-6.3% |
| 2 p.m. |
Federal budget for June FY '08
|
Treasury Department |
$50.7B |
$33.0B |
$27.5B |
$27.5B(June FY '07) |
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P-Preliminary forecast
*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
Expectations as reported by
Reuters
