Economic Calendar: July 25-July 29

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, July 25 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for June National Association of Realtors 7.33M 7.13M 7.14M 7.13M 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. Tuesday, July 26 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended July 23 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.4% n.a. +0.3% +0.3% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended July 23, vs. June Redbook Research +4.5% n.a. +0.3% +0.2%* 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for July Conference Board 103.2 106.2 106.2 105.8 1:30 p.m. TIPS auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its auction of 20-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, at which $6 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 8 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Julu 22 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 754.3 n.a. 801.1 801.1 Purchase Index 485.1 n.a. 488.7 488.7 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for June Census Bureau +1.4% -1.0% +6.4% +5.5% Ex-transportation +2.6% n.a. +0.9% -0.2% 10 a.m. New home sales for June Census Bureau 1.374M 1.300M 1.321M 1.298M 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended July 24 ABC News and Washington Post -7 n.a. -9 -9 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 $20 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 August 9 meeting. Thursday, July 28 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended July 23 Labor Department +310,000 +320,000 +305,000 +303,000 Four-week average +318,000 n.a. +319,000 +318,000 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for June Conference Board 38 38 37 37 Friday, July 29 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q2 -- advance Commerce Department +3.4% +3.5% +3.8% +3.8% (Q1) Implicit price deflator +2.4% +2.7% +3.1% +2.9% (Q1) 8:30 a.m. Employment Cost Index for Q2 Labor Department unchgd. +0.8% +0.7% 0.7% 9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for July -- final University of Michigan unchgd. 96.5 see actual 96.5 (July prelim.) 96.0 96.0 (June) 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for July National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 63.5 55.0 53.6 53.6 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended July 22 Economic Cycle Research Institute +1.7% n.a. +1.4% +1.6%

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