For manufacturing, the Industrial Production report will be released.
The BLS will release the preliminary employment benchmark revision.
8:30 AM: The New York Fed Empire State manufacturing survey for August. The consensus is for a reading of 29.0, down from 43.0.
8:30 AM: Retail sales for July is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for 0.2% decrease in retail sales.
This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline)
9:15 AM: The Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for July.
This graph shows industrial production since 1967.
The consensus is for a 0.5% increase in Industrial Production, and for Capacity Utilization to increase to 75.7%.
10:00 AM: The August NAHB homebuilder survey. The consensus is for a reading of 80, unchanged from 80. Any number above 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as good than poor.
12:00 PM: MBA Q2 National Delinquency Survey (expected)
1:30 PM: Fed Chair Powell speaks: Conversation with the Chair: A Virtual Teacher Town Hall Meeting
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
8:30 AM ET: Housing Starts for July.
This graph shows single and total housing starts since 1968.
The consensus is for 1.602 million SAAR, down from 1.643 million SAAR in June.
10:00 AM: the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision.
During the day: The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index for July (a leading indicator for commercial real estate).
2:00 PM: FOMC Minutes, July 27-28, 2021
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for a decrease to 360 thousand from 375 thousand last week.
8:30 AM: the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for August. The consensus is for a reading of 25.0, up from 21.9.
10:00 AM: State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for July 2021