Economic Calendar: Sept. 21-Sept. 25

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, September 21 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for August Conference Board +0.6% +0.7% +0.9% +0.6% Tuesday, September 22 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended September 19 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -2.0% n.a. 0.0% 0.0% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended September 19, vs. August Redbook Research -2.6% n.a. +0.3% +0.5%* Wednesday, September 23 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended September 18 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 668.5 n.a. 592.8 592.8 Purchase Index 288.3 n.a. 272.9 272.9 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended September 20 ABC News and Washington Post -46 n.a. -49 -49 9 a.m. Federal Open Market Committee meeting Federal Reserve The Fed's monetary policymaking committee holds its sixth meeting of the year in Washington. Any change in monetary policy will be announced at around 2:10 p.m. Thursday, September 24 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended September 19 Labor Department +530,000 +550,000 +551,000 +545,000 Four-week average +554,000 n.a. +565,000 +563,000 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for August National Association of Realtors 5.10M 5.35M 5.24M 5.24M Friday, September 25 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for August Census Bureau -2.4% +0.3% +4.8% +4.9% Ex-transportation 0.0% +1.0% +0.9% +0.8% 9:55 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for September -- final University of Michigan 73.5 70.5 see actual 70.2 (September prelim.) -- 65.7 (August) 10 a.m. New home sales for August Census Bureau .429M .440M .426M .433M 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended September 18 Economic Cycle Research Institute +24.3% n.a. +22.9% +22.9%

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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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