Economic Calendar: January 17-January 21

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Jan. 17 No releases due to holiday. Tuesday, Jan. 18 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Jan. 15 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.9% n.a. -0.6% -0.6% Wednesday, Jan. 19 7 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Jan. 14 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 682.9 n.a. 587.8 587.8 Purchase Index 448.1 n.a. 393.1 393.1 8:30 a.m. Consumer Price Index for Dec. Labor Department -0.1% +0.1% +0.2% +0.2% Ex- food and energy +0.2% +0.2% +0.2% +0.2% 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Jan. 15 Labor Department +319,000 +345,000 +367,000 +367,000 Four-week average +341,000 n.a. +344,000 +344,000 8:30 a.m. Housing starts for Dec. Census Bureau 2.004M 1.905M 1.807M 1.771M Building permits 2.021M 1.985M 1.988M 2.028M 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Jan. 15, vs. Dec. Redbook Research +3.3% n.a. +1.1% +1.1%* 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Jan. 14 ABC News and Washington Post -11 n.a. -9 -9 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 Feb. 2 meeting. Thursday, Jan. 20 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for Dec. Conference Board +0.2% +0.2% +0.3% +0.2% 12 p.m. Philadelphia Fed Index for Jan. Philadelphia Fed 13.2 25.0 25.4 25.4 2:30 p.m. TIPS auction announcement Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the size of its next auction of 20-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, next Tuesday. Friday, Jan. 21 9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for Jan. -- preliminary University of Michigan 95.8 97.5 97.1 97.1 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Jan. 14 Economic Cycle Research Institute -0.1% n.a. -0.1% -0.5%

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