TRADER RADAR FOR WEEK of 3/10 to 3/14 ECONOMIC AND EARNINGS
Monday, March 10
US Economics (Time Zone: EST)
No major reports scheduled
11:00 Fed to purchase $2.25b-$2.75b bonds in 7 to 10-year range
11:30 Treasury selling $25b 3-month, $23b 6-month bills
Fedspeak
6:15am Plosser (hawk, voter) speaks in Paris on panel
12:40pm Evans (dove, nonvoter) speaks in Georgia
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
JPY GDP (4Q Final)
JPY Current Account Balance (Jan)
05:00 CNY New Yuan Loans
05:30 JPY Bankruptcies
09:15 CHF Retail Sales
10:30 EUR Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence
13:15 CAD Housing Starts
Earnings
After:
Urban Outfitters (URBN)
FuelCell Energy (FCEL)
Tuesday, March 11
US Economics (Time Zone: EST)
07:30 NFIB Small Business Optimism - expected 94.0, prior 94.1
10:00 JOLTS Job Openings - prior 3990
10:00 Wholesale Inventories - exp 0.4%, prior 0.3%
11:00 Fed to purchase $1b-$1.25b notes in 22 to 30-year range
11:30 Treasury selling 4-week bills
1:00 Treasury selling $30b 3-year notes
Fedspeak
10:00am Senate Banking Committee hearing to confirm Fed Board nominees (Stanley, etc)
4:15pm Lacker (hawk, nonvoter) speaks in NY
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
07:00 JPY Machine Tool Orders (Feb prelim)
08:00 EUR German Trade Balance (Jan)
10:00 EUR Italian GDP (4Q final)
10:30 GBP Industrial and Manufacturing Production
16:00 GBP NIESR GDP Estimate (Feb)
Earnings
Before:
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS)
After:
Verifone Systems (PAY)
Diamond Foods (DF)
Caesars Entertainment (CZR)
Wednesday, March 12
US Economics (Time Zone: EST)
07:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
2:00 Monthly Budget Statement - exp -$206B
11:00 Fed buying $750m-$1b TIPS in 4 to 30-year range
1:00 Treasury selling $21b 10-year notes (1st reopening)
Fedspeak
7:00pm Fisher (hawk, voter) speaks in Mexico City
8:30pm Williams (dove, nonvoter) speaks in Seattle
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
01:30 AUD Home Loans
06:00 JPY Consumer Confidence Index (Feb)
10:30 GBP Trade Balance
11:00 EUR Eurozone Industrial Production
11:30 Germany selling EU4b 2-year bonds
Earnings
After:
Vail Resorts (MTN)
Thursday, March 13
US Economics (Time Zone: EST)
08:30 Initial Jobless Claims - expected 338K, prior 348K
08:30 Continuing Claims - exp 2993K, prior 2964K
08:30 Advance Retail Sales (Feb) - exp 0.2%, prior -0.4%
08:30 Retail Sales ex Auto - exp 0.1%, prior 0.0%
08:30 Retail Sales ex Auto & Gas - exp 0.2%, prior -0.3%
08:30 Import Price Index YoY - exp -1.9%, prior -1.5%
10:00 Business Inventories - exp 0.4%, prior 0.5%
11:00 Fed buying $3.25b-$4b bonds in 4.25 to 4.75-year range
1:00 Treasury selling $13b 30-year bonds (1st reopening)
Fedspeak
10:00am Senate to confirm Fed candidates Fischer, Brainard, Powell
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
NZD RBNZ Rate Decision
Japanese Investor Purchases of Foreign Bonds/Stocks
01:30 AUD Employment Change (Feb)
06:30 CNY Fixed Asset Investment (Feb)
06:30 CNY Retail Sales YTD
06:30 CNY Industrial Production YTD
13:30 CAD New Home Price Index
Earnings
Before:
GoGo (GOGO)
After:
SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS)
Aeropostale (APO)
Ulta Salon (ULTA)
Dollar General (DG)
Plug Power (PLUG)
Friday, March 14
US Economics (Time Zone: EST)
08:30 Producer Price Index Final Demand YoY (Feb) - expected 1.1%, prior 1.2%
08:30 PPI Ex Food & Energy YoY - exp 1.4%, prior 1.3%
09:55 UofM Consumer Confidence (March advance) - exp 82.0, prior 81.6
11:00 Fed buying $1b-$1.25b bonds in 22 to 30-year range
Fedspeak
9:45pm Fisher (hawk, voter) speaks at Stanford
Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)
JPY Minutes of Feb 17-18 BoJ meeting
05:30 JPY Industrial Production (Jan final)
08:00 EUR German CPI (Feb final)
Earnings
No major reports scheduled