This Week In Economic News

This week has some key indicator announcements which should tweak the markets. They may be national numbers, but they do impact at the local level.

 

Economic Calendar for the Week of Dec 8 – Dec 12

 Date Time (ET) Release For Consensus Prior Impact
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Dec 10
10:30 Crude Inventories 12/6 NA –3.689M Moderate
W
Dec 10
14:00 Federal Budget Nov –$59.0B –$135.2B Moderate
Th
Dec 11
08:30 Initial Unemployment Claims 12/6 295K 297K Moderate
Th
Dec 11
08:30 Continuing Unemployment Claims 11/29 2.350M 2.362M Moderate
Th
Dec 11
08:30 Retail Sales Nov 0.4% 0.3% HIGH
Th
Dec 11
08:30 Retail Sales ex-auto Nov 0.2% 0.3% HIGH
Th
Dec 11
10:00 Business Inventories Oct 0.3% 0.3% Moderate
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Dec 12
08:30 Producer Price Index (PPI) Nov –0.1% 0.2% Moderate
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Dec 12
08:30 Core PPI Nov 0.1% 0.4% Moderate
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Dec 12
09:55 Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Dec 89.5 88.8 Moderate