Monday -ISM will be the mover of the day. Economists are expecting a very robust reading of 54.8. The data should be fairly strong on the backs of the recent manufacturing releases out of Philly and Chicago.
ISM Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET
Construction Spending 10:00 AM ET
Dennis Lockhart Speaks 10:15 AM ET
Tuesday -Pending home sales and factory orders are released at 10AM. Both will be market moving events.
Motor Vehicle Sales
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales 7:45 AM ET
Redbook 8:55 AM ET
Factory Orders 10:00 AM ET
Pending Home Sales Index 10:00 AM ET
Wednesday – ISM non-manufacturing and FOMC minutes will be major market movers.
Challenger Job-Cut Report 7:30 AM ET
ADP Employment Report 8:15 AM ET
ISM Non-Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET
EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
FOMC Minutes 2:00 PM ET
Thursday – We’ll see if the downtrend in jobless claims continues. Economists are looking for 445K claims. Chain store sales will also set an early tone for how strong the holiday spending was.
Chain Store Sales
Monster Employment Index 6:00 AM ET
BOE Announcement 7:00 AM ET
Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
30-Yr Bond Announcement 9:00 AM ET
EIA Natural Gas Report 10:30 AM ET
Friday - The jobs report will be the big news of the week. Interestingly, investors might not want a robust report as we saw last month. Strong jobs will mean we’re nearing Fed rate hikes and the equity markets will likely respond unfavorably to that. Economists are currently looking for no change in jobs – a report the market would likely rally on.