Schedule for Week of April 7, 2024

The key economic report this week is March CPI.


—– Monday, April 8th —–


No major economic releases scheduled.


—– Tuesday, April 9th —–


6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for March.


—– Wednesday, April 10th —–


7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for March from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.4% increase in CPI (up 3.5% YoY) and a 0.3% increase in core CPI (up 3.7% YoY).

2:00 PM: FOMC Minutes, Meeting of March 19-20


—– Thursday, April 11th —–


8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 225 thousand initial claims, up from 221 thousand last week.

8:30 AM: The Producer Price Index for March from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in PPI, and a 0.3% increase in core PPI.


—– Friday, April 12th —–


10:00 AM: University of Michigan’s Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for April).