Economic Calendar:
These are consensus expectations.
May 02
Construction Spending, March (10:00): 0.3% expected and 0.4% prior
ISM Index, April (10:00): 55.0 expected and 55.2 prior
May 03
Auto Sales, April (00:00): 5.4M expected and 5.5M prior
Truck Sales, April (00:00): 7.9M expected and 7.9M prior
Factory Orders, March (10:00): -1.2% expected and 0.2% prior
FOMC policy announce (14:15): Expecting a 25BP hike and dropping the 'measured pace' language or keeping the same language where it basically eliminated the phrase already. No mention of stopping the rate hiking.
May 04
ISM Services, April (10:00): 61.0 expected and 63.1 prior
May 05
Initial Jobless Claims, 04/30 (08:30): 323K expected and 320K prior
Productivity-Prelim., Q1 (08:30): 1.8% expected and 2.1% prior
May 06
Non-farm Payrolls, April (08:30): 173K expected and 110K prior
Unemployment Rate, April (08:30): 5.2% expected and 5.2% prior
Hourly Earnings, April (08:30): 0.2% expected and 0.3% prior
Average Workweek, April (08:30): 33.7 expected and 33.7 prior
Consumer Credit, March (15:00): $6.0B expected and $5.6B prior |
