Economic Calendar: July 23- July 27

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, July 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, July 24 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended July 21 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.2% n.a. +0.3% +0.3% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended July 21, vs. June Redbook Research +0.5% n.a. +0.4% +0.4% 1:30 p.m. TIPS auction Bureau of the Public Debt The Treasury announces the results of its auction of 10-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 25 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended July 20 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 609.0 n.a. 631.6 631.6 Purchase Index 424.2 n.a. 446.5 446.5 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended July 22 ABC News and Washington Post -5 n.a. -11 -11 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for June National Association of Realtors 5.75M 5.90M 5.98M 5.99M 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 August 7th meeting. Thursday, July 26 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended July 21 Labor Department +301,000 n.a. +303,000 +301,000 Four-week average +309,000 n.a. +313,000 +312,000 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for June Census Bureau +1.4% +2.0% -2.8% -2.4% Ex-transportation -0.5% n.a. -0.2% -1.0% 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for June Conference Board 26 27 27 27 10 a.m. New home sales for June Census Bureau .834M .900M .893M .915M 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, July 27 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q2 -- advance Commerce Department +3.4% +3.2% +0.6% +0.7% (Q1) Implicit price deflator +2.7% n.a. +4.2% +4.2% (Q1) 10 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for July -- final University of Michigan 90.4 91.5 see actual 92.4 (July prelim.) 85.3 85.3 (June) 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended July 20 Economic Cycle Research Institute +6.4% n.a. +6.3% +6.3%

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