This week's major U.S. economic reports (October 18 - October 22)
THIS WEEK'S MAJOR U.S. ECONOMIC REPORTS & FED SPEAKERS
TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, OCT. 18
9:15 am Industrial production Sept. -- 0.4%
9:15 am Capacity utilization rate Sept. -- 76.4%
10 am National Association of Home Builders index Oct. -- 76
TUESDAY, OCT. 19
8:30 am Building permits (SAAR) Sept. -- 1.72 million
8:30 am Housing starts (SAAR) Sept. -- 1.62 million
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20
2 pm Beige Book
THURSDAY, OCT. 21
8:30 am Initial jobless claims (regular state program) Oct. 16 -- N/A
8:30 am Continuing jobless claims (regular state program) Oct. 9 -- N/A
8:30 am Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index Oct. -- 30.7
10 am Existing home sales (SAAR) Sept. -- 5.88 million
10 am Leading economic indicators Sept. -- 0.9%
FRIDAY, OCT. 22
9:45 am Markit manufacturing PMI (flash) Oct. -- 60.7
9:45 am Markit services PMI (flash) Oct. -- 54.9