Schedule for Week of April 6, 2025

The key economic report this week is March CPI.


—– Monday, April 7th —–


No major economic releases scheduled.


—– Tuesday, April 8th —–


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


—– Wednesday, April 9th —–


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

2:00 PM: FOMC Minutes, Meeting of March 18-19


—– Thursday, April 10th —–


8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 225 initial claims up from 219 thousand last week.

8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for March from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.1% increase in CPI (up 2.6% YoY) and a 0.3% increase in core CPI (up 3.0% YoY).


—– Friday, April 11th —–


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.

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