Economic Calendar: January 24-January 28

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, Jan. 24 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, Jan. 25 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Jan. 22 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.1% n.a. -0.9% -0.9% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended Jan. 22, vs. Dec. Redbook Research +2.8% n.a. +1.1% +1.1%* 10 a.m. Existing Home Sales for Dec. National Association of Realtors 6.69M 6.80M 6.92M 6.94M 10 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index for Jan. Conference Board 103.4 101.3 102.7 102.3 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 $8 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 7 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Jan. 21 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 658.1 n.a. 682.9 682.9 Purchase Index 439.0 n.a. 448.1 448.1 11 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Jan. 21 ABC News and Washington Post -8 n.a. -11 -11 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 $24 billion of securities will be sold, with bids due at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Jan. 21 Labor Department +325,000 +330,000 +319,000 +319,000 Four-week average +342,000 n.a. +341,000 +341,000 8:30 a.m. Durable goods orders for Dec. Census Bureau +0.6% 0.6% +1.8% +1.4% Ex-transportation +2.1% n.a. -0.8% -0.8% 10 a.m. Help-Wanted Index for Dec. Conference Board 38 37 36 36 Friday, Jan. 28 8:30 a.m. Employment Cost Index for Q4 Labor Department +0.7% +0.8% +0.9% +0.9% 8:30 a.m. Gross domestic product for Q4 -- advance Commerce Department +3.1% +3.5% +4.0% 4.0% (Q3) Implicit price deflator +2.0% +2.1% +1.4% 1.4% (Q3) 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended Jan. 21 Economic Cycle Research Institute -0.5% n.a. -0.2% -0.1%

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