For manufacturing, September Industrial Production, and the October New York and Philly Fed surveys will be released this week.
—– Monday, October 14th —–
Columbus Day Holiday: Banks will be closed in observance of Columbus Day. The stock market will be open.
—– Tuesday, October 15th —–
8:30 AM ET: The New York Fed Empire State manufacturing survey for October. The consensus is for a reading of 2.4, down from 11.5.
—– Wednesday, October 16th —–
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
—– Thursday, October 17th —–
8:30 AM ET: Retail sales for September will be released. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in retail sales.
This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline).
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 265 thousand initial claims, up from 258 thousand last week.
8:30 AM: the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for October. The consensus is for a reading of 3.0, up from 1.7.
9:15 AM: The Fed will release Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization for September.
This graph shows industrial production since 1967.
The consensus is for a 0.1% decrease in Industrial Production, and for Capacity Utilization to decrease to 77.9%.
10:00 AM: The October NAHB homebuilder survey. The consensus is for a reading of 42, up from 41 in September. Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than good.
—– Friday, October 18th —–
8:30 AM: Housing Starts for September.
This graph shows single and multi-family housing starts since 1968.
The consensus is for 1.350 million SAAR, down from 1.356 million SAAR.