For manufacturing, the December Industrial Production report and the January New York and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys will be released.
No major economic releases scheduled.
6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for December.
8:30 AM ET: The Producer Price Index for December from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.4% increase in PPI, and a 0.3% increase in core PPI.
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the mortgage purchase applications index.
8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for December from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.3% increase in CPI, and a 0.2% increase in core CPI. The consensus is for CPI to be up 2.9% year-over-year and core CPI to be up 3.3% YoY.
8:30 AM: The New York Fed Empire State manufacturing survey for January. The consensus is for a reading of -2.0, down from 0.2.
2:00 PM: the Federal Reserve Beige Book, an informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts.
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for a increase to 215 thousand from 201 thousand last week.
8:30 AM: Retail sales for December is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for a 0.5% increase in retail sales.This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline).
8:30 AM: the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for January.
10:00 AM: The January NAHB homebuilder survey.
The consensus is for a reading of 45, down from 46 the previous month. Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than good.
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8:30 AM: Housing Starts for December.
This graph shows single and multi-family housing starts since 1968.
The consensus is for 1.315 million SAAR, up from 1.289 million SAAR.
9:15 AM: The Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for December.
This graph shows industrial production since 1967.
The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in Industrial Production, and for Capacity Utilization to increase to 77.0%.
8:30 AM: Housing Starts for December. This graph shows single and multi-family housing starts since 1968.
The consensus is for 1.315 million SAAR, up from 1.289 million SAAR.
9:15 AM: The Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for December.This graph shows industrial production since 1967.
The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in Industrial Production, and for Capacity Utilization to increase to 77.0%.