Calendar Of US Economic Data Feb 26 - March 2 Monday, February 26 ET/GMT 0910/1410 Fed Gov Gramlich speaks on predatory lending at Credit Union National Association Conference, Washington, D.C. 0930/1430 Treasury Secretary O'Neill addresses National Treasury Employees Union, Washington, D.C 1000/1500 January Existing Home Sales (seen +2.7%, last -7.4%) Tuesday, February 27 ET/GMT 0830/1330 January Durable Goods Orders (last +2.1%) 0900/1400 BTM-UBS Warburg Chain-Store Sales Index for Feb. 24 Week (last +0.9%) 1000/1500 December Construction Spending (last -0.6%) 1000/1500 February Conference Board Consumer Confidence (last 114.4) 1000/1500 January New Home Sales (last -2.2%) 1030/1530 Redbook Retail Sales Index for Feb. 24 Week (last -0.5%) 1315/1815 Fed Vice-Chair Ferguson speaks on financial services industry consolidation at Securities Association Conference, New York Wednesday, February 28 ET/GMT 0700/1200 MBA Refinancing Index (last -11.4%) 0830/1330 4Q Preliminary GDP 0930/1430 Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan tesifies at House Financial Services Committee, Washington, D.C 1000/1500 February Chicago Purchasing Management Index (last 40.2) 1400/1900 Treasury Secretary O'Neill testifies at Senate Finance Committee, Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 1 ET/GMT 0830/1330 Initial Jobless Claims for Feb. 24 Week (last +4K) 0830/1330 January Personal Income (last +0.4%) 0830/1330 January Personal Spending (last +0.3%) 1000/1500 February NAPM Business Survey Index (last 41.2) 1000/1500 January Construction Spending (last +0.6%) 1100/1600 Treasury Secretary O'Neill testifies at Senate Budget Committee, Washington, D.C. 1500/2000 Treasury Secretary O'Neill testifies at House Budget Committee, Washington, D.C. Friday, March 2 ET/GMT 1000/1500 Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan tesifies at House Budget Committee, Washington, D.C. 1000/1500 January Housing Completions (last -2.4%) 1000/1500 University of Michigan February Consumer Sentiment (last 94.7%) (END) DOW JONES NEWS 02-26-01 06:30 AM *** end of story *** |