Economic Calendar for the Week of 2/16 Through 2/20

Economic Calendar:

(Events highlighted in bold are those I view as the most important.)

(All times are ET)

There are 57 S&P 500 Index member companies scheduled to report earnings this week.

Monday:

Markets are closed in Canada, China, South Korea, and the U.S.

ECB’s Lagarde (President) Speaks (Saturday and Sunday)

Japan – GDP (Preliminary) for 4Q

Japan – Industrial Production for December

Switzerland – GDP for Q4 (3 a.m.)

Eurozone – Industrial Production for December (5 a.m.)

Fed’s Bowman (Board Member, Voter) Speaks (8:25 a.m.)

ECB’s Nagel (Germany) Speaks (12:40 p.m.)

Tuesday:

Markets are closed in China and South Korea

Earnings: CDNS, DVN, EQT, FE, MDT, PANW, RSG, SUN, TOL, VMC

RBA Meeting Minutes

U.K. – Average Earnings Index for December (2 a.m.)

U.K. – Employment Change for December (2 a.m.)

Eurozone – ZEW Economic Sentiment for February (5 a.m.)

U.S. – ADP Employment Change Weekly (8:15 a.m.)

U.S. – NY Fed Manufacturing Index for February (8:30 a.m.)

Canada – CPI for January (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Conference Board Employment Trends Index for January (10 a.m.)

U.S. – NAHB Housing Market Index for February (10 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $89 Billion in 13-Week Bills (11:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $77 Billion in 26-Week Bills (11:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $90 Billion in 6-Week Bills (1 p.m.)

Treasury Auctions $50 Billion in 52-Week Bills (1 p.m.)

Fed’s Barr (Board Member, Voter) Speaks (12:45 p.m.)

Fed’s Daly (San Francisco, Non-Voter) Speaks (2:30 p.m.)

Wednesday:

Markets are closed in China and South Korea

Earnings: ADI, AWK, BKNG, CF, CVNA, DAN, GRMN, HRL, OXY, RIO, TAP, VALE, WING

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Monetary Policy Announcement

Japan – Exports, Imports for January

U.K. – CPI for January (2 a.m.)

U.S. - MBA Mortgage Applications (7 a.m.)

U.S. – Durable Goods Orders for December (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Building Permits, Housing Starts for December (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Industrial, Manufacturing Production for January (9:15 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $16 Billion in 20-Year Bonds (1 p.m.)

Fed Meeting Minutes (2 p.m.)

U.S. – Treasury International Capital Net Long‑Term Transactions for December (4 p.m.)

U.S. - American Petroleum Institute Crude Oil Inventory Data (4:30 p.m.)

Thursday:

Markets are closed in China

Earnings: AKAM, BABA, CC, CNP, DE, ED, ETSY, MELI, NEM, RIG, SO, W, WMT

ECB Economic Bulletin (4 a.m.)

Fed’s Bostic (Atlanta, Non-Voter) Speaks (8:20 a.m.)

U.S. - Initial Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Continuing Claims (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Exports, Imports for December (8:30 a.m.)

Fed’s Bowman (Board Member, Voter) Speaks (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Philly Fed Manufacturing Index for February (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Wholesale Inventories for December (8:30 a.m.)

Canada – Exports, Imports for December (8:30 a.m.)

Fed’s Kashkari (Minneapolis, Voter) Speaks (9 a.m.)

U.S. – Pending Home Sales for January (10 a.m.)

Fed’s Goolsbee (Chicago, Non-Voter) Speaks (10:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Energy Information Administration Crude Oil Inventory Data (12 p.m.)

Treasury Auctions $9 Billion in 30-Year TIPS (1 p.m.)

Fed's Balance Sheet Update (4:30 p.m.)

Friday:

Markets are closed in China

Earnings: HBM, LAMR, WU

China – PBoC Loan Prime Rate for February

Japan – National CPI for January

Japan – au Jibun Bank Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for February

U.K. – Retail Sales for January (2 a.m.)

U.K. – Public Sector Net Borrowing for January (2 a.m.)

Eurozone – HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for February (4 a.m.)

U.K. – S&P Global U.K. Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for February (4:30 a.m.)

U.S. – PCE Price Index for December (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – GDP for Q4 (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Personal Income, Spending for December (8:30 a.m.)

Fed’s Bostic (Atlanta, Non-Voter) Speaks (9:45 a.m.)

U.S. – S&P Global U.S. Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for February (9:45 a.m.)

U.S. – University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Final) for February (10 a.m.)

U.S. – New Home Sales for December (10 a.m.)

BOC Senior Loan Officer Survey for Q4 (10:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Baker Hughes Rig Count (1 p.m.)

U.S. - CFTC’s Commitment of Traders Report (3:30 p.m.)

Fed Releases Balance Sheet Updates on Commercial Banks (4:15 p.m.)