Economic Calendar: Feb. 23-27

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Feb. 23 9:15 a.m. Greenspan speech Federal Reserve The Fed chairman speaks at the Credit Union National Association Government Affairs Office in Washington. 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, Feb. 24 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Feb. 21 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS -0.2% n.a. +1.4% +1.4%% 9 a.m. Redbook Retail Average for the week ended Feb. 21, vs. Jan. Redbook Research +5.6% n.a. +0.3% +0.3%* 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for Feb. Conference Board 87.3 92.5 96.4 96.8 Wednesday, Feb. 25 7 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Feb. 20 -- Refinancing Index Mortgage Bankers Association 854.5 n.a. 837.1 837.1 Purchase Index 423.5 n.a. 413.9 413.9 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for Jan. National Association of Realtors 6.04M 6.25M 6.37M 6.47M 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Feb. 20 Money Magazine and ABC News unchgd. n.a. -13 -13 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 $26 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for Jan. Census Bureau -1.8% +1.4% +1.6% +0.3% Ex-transportation +2.0% n.a. +1.7% -0.7% 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Feb. 21 Labor Department 350,000 345,000 344,000 344,000 Four-week average 354,750 n.a. 352,000 352,000 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for Jan. Conference Board 38 39 37 38 10 a.m. New home sales for Jan. Census Bureau 1.106M 1.075M 1.125M 1.060M Friday, Feb. 27 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q4 -- preliminary Commerce Department +4.1% +3.8% see Actual +4.0% (Q4 - advance) unchgd. +8.2% (Q3) Implicit price deflator +1.2% +1.1% see Actual +1.0% (Q4 - advance) unchgd. +1.6% (Q3) 9:45 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for Feb. -- revised University of Michigan 94.4 94.0 93.1 93.1 10 a.m. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index for Feb. National Association of Purchasing Management -- Chicago 63.6 63.5 65.9 65.9 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Feb. 20 Economic Cycle Research Institute +10.4% n.a. +10.4% +10.5% 10 p.m. Greenspan speech Federal Reserve The Fed chairman speaks at the Francis C. Arrillaga Alumni Center in Stanford, Calif. at an economic policy research summit.

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