Important economic events this week, September 17-21:
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
15:30
Basic index of retail sales (m/m) (August)
Forecast: 0.2% Previous: 0.4%
15:30
Retail sales volume (m/m) (August)
Forecast: -0.2% Previous: 1.0%
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
5:30 p.m
Crude oil reserves
Previous: 0.833 million
21:00
FOMC Economic Forecasts
21:00
FOMC statement
21:00
Decision on the discount rate of the Fed
Forecast: 5.25% Previous: 5.50%
21:30
FOMC press conference
Thursday, September 19, 2024
15:30
The number of initial applications for unemployment benefits
Forecast: 232 thousand. Previous: 230 thousand.
15:30
Index of manufacturing activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (September)
Forecast: -0.6 Previous: -7.0
17:00
Sales on the secondary housing market (August)
Forecast: 3.89 million Previous: 3.95 million
