Economic Calendar: July 7 - July 11

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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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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