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Monday, July 15, 2013

Tuesday: CPI, Industrial Production, Homebuilder Confidence

by Calculated Risk on 7/15/2013 08:57:00 PM

And the Q2 GDP forecasts are lowered again following the weaker than expected retail sales report ...

Via the WSJ:

RBS lowered its forecast for the nation's economic growth rate in the second quarter to a weak 0.5% from 0.8%
Steve Lisman via CNBC:
[W]e just calculated using about eight estimates that have been changed today. The current GDP forecast for the second quarter, it's now below 1% ... 0.9%. it should actually be a bit lower in there because one guy in there, UBS, up there 1.12%, that's the prior, and that is now down below 1, with the low being 0.3%
Tuesday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, the Consumer Price Index for June will be released. The consensus is for a 0.4% increase in CPI in June and for core CPI to increase 0.2%.

• At 9:15 AM, the Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for June. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in Industrial Production, and for Capacity Utilization to increase to 77.7%.

• At 10:00 AM, the July NAHB homebuilder survey will be released. The consensus is for a reading of 52, the same as in June. Any number above 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as good than poor.