For manufacturing, the March Industrial Production report, and NY and Philly Fed surveys will be released this week.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks on Wednesday.
No major economic releases scheduled.
8:30 AM: The New York Fed Empire State manufacturing survey for April. The consensus is for a reading of -10.0, up from -20.0.
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
8:30 AM: Retail sales for March is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for a 1.3% increase in retail sales. This graph shows the year-over-year change in retail sales and food service (ex-gasoline) since 1993.
9:15 AM: The Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for March.This graph shows industrial production since 1967.
The consensus is for a 0.3% decrease in Industrial Production, and for Capacity Utilization to decrease to 77.9%.
10:00 AM: The April NAHB homebuilder survey. The consensus is for a reading of 38, down from 39. Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than good.
1:30 PM: Speech, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Economic Outlook, At the Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 224 initial claims up from 223 thousand last week.
8:30 AM ET: Housing Starts for March. This graph shows single and multi-family housing starts since 1968.
The consensus is for 1.410 million SAAR, down from 1.501 million SAAR in February.
8:30 AM: the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for April. The consensus is for a reading of 6.7, down from 12.5.
All US markets will be closed in observance of Good Friday.
10:00 AM: State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for March 2025