Here’s a weekly tracker for economic announcements/updates to guard against (or prepare) our portfolios (or whatever the hell you call the pot of money you work with):
Note – all times are in Eastern Standard Time
Monday, Jul 1
– Fed Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida speech (2:15 AM): “The Federal Reserve’s Review of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, and Communication Practices“ At the Bank of Finland Conference on Monetary Policy and the Future of the Economic Communication Practices, Helsinki, Finland (NO LIVE LINK — YOURE A SADIST FOR WANTING TO WATCH THIS THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING)
– National ISM Manufacturing PMI (10 AM) – \*Forecast -0.6 points // Trailed below 0 last 3 of 4 months – click to learn more*
– Construction Spending (10 AM)
Tuesday, Jul 2
– Federal Reserve Bank of New York Chair John Williams speech (6:35 AM) (NO LIVE LINK)
– New York Fed ISM Index (9:45 AM)
– Economic Optimism Survey (10 AM)
– Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Chair Loretta Mester speech (11 AM)
Wednesday, Jul 3
– Mortgage Applications Report (7 AM)
– Trade Balance (8:30 AM)
– Exports/Imports (8:30 AM)
– Initial Jobless Claims (8:30 AM)
– Crude Oil Inventories (10 AM)
– ISM Services/Non-Manufacturing Index (10 AM)
– Factory Orders (10 AM)
– June Vehicle Sales (3 PM)
Thursday, Jul 4
– Markets Closed *** AMERICA BITCHES!!! **\*
Friday, Jul 5
– Average Hourly Earnings (8:30 AM) – Forecast 3% gain YoY
– Average Workweek (8:30 AM)
– Non-farm Payrolls (8:30 AM) – Forecast for 171,000
– Unemployment Rate (8:30 AM) – Forecast for 3.6%
– Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count (1 PM)