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What’s Happening In the Markets This Week

A pair of inflation reports is on deck, with the March CPI and February PCE slated for release.

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Economic Releases Scheduled for the Coming Week

Monday, April 6

Tuesday, April 7

  • February Durable Orders (month to month) — FactSet consensus 0.3% vs. -0.01% in January
  • February Consumer Credit — FactSet consensus 12B vs. 8B in January

Wednesday, April 8

  • Minutes from the March Federal Open Market Committee Meeting

Thursday, April 9

  • Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims report for the week ended April 4 — FactSet consensus N/A vs. 202K for the week ended March 28
  • February Personal Income and Outlays report
    • Personal Income (month to month) — FactSet consensus 0.45% vs. 0.4% in January
    • Personal Consumption Expenditure (month to month) — FactSet consensus N/A vs. 0.4% in January
    • PCE Deflator (year over year) — FactSet consensus 2.8% vs. 2.8% in January
    • Core PCE Deflator (year over year) — FactSet consensus 3.0% vs. 3.1% in January

Friday, April 10

  • March Consumer Price Index report
    • CPI (month to month) — FactSet consensus 0.8% vs. 0.30% in February
    • Core CPI (month to month) — FactSet consensus 0.2% vs. 0.2% in February
    • CPI (year over year) — FactSet consensus 3.1% vs. 2.4% in February
    • Core CPI (year over year) — FactSet consensus 2.7% vs. 2.5% in February
  • April Preliminary University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment — FactSet consensus 51.1 vs. 53.3 in March

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