Money and Markets Economic and Company Calendar April 7-11
Earnings reports from the past quarter will start to trickle in this week, with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. leading the way for large cap financial services companies.
It’ll be a fairly quiet week for economic reports, but keep an ear out for what FOMC members speaking at various events have to say about the economy and monetary policy.
What follows are calendar highlights for the week. (All times are Eastern Daylight Time; forecasts by analysts/economists polled by Bloomberg.)
Federal Reserve Events
Monday, April 7
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks in Los Angeles on monetary policy and the economic outlook, 11:45 a.m.
Tuesday, April 8
Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota speaks in Rochester, Minnesota, on the future of the economy, 1:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser speaks in Philadelphia on prudential regulation, 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9
FOMC minutes of last meeting will be released, 2 p.m.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans speaks in Washington on Fed communications, 3:30 p.m.
Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo speaks at a dinner in Washington, 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 10
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans takes part in a panel discussion on central banking after the recession, in Washington, 11:50 a.m.
Economic reports
Wednesday, April 9
EIA Petroleum Status Report, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 10
Jobless Claims, 8:30 a.m.
Import and Export Prices, 8:30 a.m.
Treasury budget 2 p.m.
Friday, April 11
Producer Price Index – Final Demand, 8:30 a.m.
Consumer Sentiment, 9:55 a.m.
Company Earnings Reports
Monday, April 7
The Container Store (Consensus estimate: 27 cents a share)
Tuesday, April 8
Alcoa, Inc. (5 cents)
Wednesday, April 9
Bed, Bath and Beyond
Coldwater Creek
Thursday, April 10
Family Dollar Stores ($1.22 a share)
Pier 1 Imports (63 cents)
Rite Aid Corp. (5 cents)
Friday, April 11
JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($1.45)
Michaels Stores
Wells Fargo & Co. (94 cents)
Best wishes,
The Money and Markets Team
