by Calculated Risk on 3/07/2020 08:11:00 AM
Saturday, March 07, 2020
Schedule for Week of March 8, 2020
This will be a light week for economic data.
The key report scheduled for this week is February CPI.
No major economic releases scheduled.
6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for February.
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.
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.
10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for March).