Economic Calendar: November 19-November 23

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, November 19 No releases. Tuesday, November 20 8:30 a.m. Housing starts for October Census Bureau 1.229M 1.175M 1.193M 1.191M Building permits 1.178M 1.200M 1.261M 1.226M 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended November 17 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.8% n.a. -0.5% -0.5%% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended November 17, vs. October Redbook Research +2.2% n.a. +0.3% +0.3%* 2 p.m. Federal Open Market Committee minutes Federal Reserve The Fed releases the minutes of its monetary policymaking committee's October 31st meeting. Wednesday, November 21 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended November 17 Labor Department +330,000 +330,000 +341,000 +339,000 Four-week average +330,000 n.a. +331,000 +330,000 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended November 16 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 681.7 n.a. 707.3 707.3 Purchase Index 424.1 n.a. 432.6 432.6 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended November 18 ABC News and Washington Post -19 n.a. -17 -17 10 a.m. Consumer Sentiment Index for November -- final University of Michigan 76.1 75.0 see actual 75.0 (Nov. prelim.) -- 80.9 (October) 10 a.m. Leading economic indicators for October Conference Board -0.5% -0.3% +0.1% +0.3% 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended November 16 Economic Cycle Research Institute -1.2% n.a. -0.9% -0.9% Thursday, November 22 No releases due to Thanksgiving Day Holiday. Friday, November 23 No releases.

P-Preliminary forecast
*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
Expectations as reported by Reuters

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