by Calculated Risk on 3/07/2020 08:11:00 AM

This will be a light week for economic data.

The key report scheduled for this week is February CPI.

----- Monday, Mar 9th -----
No major economic releases scheduled.

----- Tuesday, Mar 10th -----
6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for February.

----- Wednesday, Mar 11th -----
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for February from the BLS. The consensus is for no change in CPI, and a 0.2% increase in core CPI.

----- Thursday, Mar 12th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 215 thousand initial claims, down from 216 thousand the previous week.

8:30 AM: The Producer Price Index for February from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.1% decrease in PPI, and a 0.2% increase in core PPI.

12:00 PM: Q4 Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States from the Federal Reserve.

----- Friday, Mar 13th -----
10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for March).