Schedule for Week of February 9, 2025
The key reports this week are January CPI and Retail sales. For manufacturing, the January Industrial Production report will be released this week. Fed Chair Powell presents the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday. ----- Monday, February 10th ----- No major economic releases scheduled. ----- Tuesday, February 11th ----- 6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for January. 10:00 AM: Testimony, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ----- Wednesday, February 12th ----- 7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the mortgage purchase applications index. 8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for January from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.3% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI. The consensus is for CPI to be up 2.9% year-over-year and core CPI to be up 3.2% YoY. 10:00 AM: Testimony, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee ----- Thursday, February 13th ----- 8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for an increase to 224 thousand from 219 thousand last week. 8:30 AM ET: The Producer Price Index for January from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in PPI, and a 0.3% increase in core PPI. 11:00 AM: NY Fed: Q4 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit ----- Friday, February 14th ----- 8:30 AM: Retail sales for January is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for a no change in retail sales. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). 9:15 AM: The Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for January. 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 77.7%.
The key reports this week are January CPI and Retail sales.
For manufacturing, the January Industrial Production report will be released this week.
Fed Chair Powell presents the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday.
----- Monday, February 10th -----
No major economic releases scheduled.
----- Tuesday, February 11th -----
6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for January.
10:00 AM: Testimony, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
----- Wednesday, February 12th -----
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the mortgage purchase applications index.
8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for January from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.3% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI. The consensus is for CPI to be up 2.9% year-over-year and core CPI to be up 3.2% YoY.
10:00 AM: Testimony, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee
----- Thursday, February 13th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for an increase to 224 thousand from 219 thousand last week.
8:30 AM ET: The Producer Price Index for January from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in PPI, and a 0.3% increase in core PPI.
11:00 AM: NY Fed: Q4 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit
----- Friday, February 14th -----
8:30 AM: Retail sales for January is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for a no change in retail sales.
This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline).
9:15 AM: The Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for January.
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 77.7%.
For manufacturing, the January Industrial Production report will be released this week.
Fed Chair Powell presents the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday.
No major economic releases scheduled.
6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for January.
10:00 AM: Testimony, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the mortgage purchase applications index.
8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for January from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.3% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI. The consensus is for CPI to be up 2.9% year-over-year and core CPI to be up 3.2% YoY.
10:00 AM: Testimony, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for an increase to 224 thousand from 219 thousand last week.
8:30 AM ET: The Producer Price Index for January from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in PPI, and a 0.3% increase in core PPI.
11:00 AM: NY Fed: Q4 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit
8:30 AM: Retail sales for January is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for a no change in retail sales.This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline).
9:15 AM: The Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for January.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 77.7%.
