Economic Calendar for the Week of 3/23 Through 3/27

Economic Calendar:

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

(All times are ET)

Monday:

Earnings: HUBG, WRN

Fed’s Powell (Chairman) Speaks (Saturday)

U.S. – Chicago Fed National Activity for February (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. – Construction Spending for January (10 a.m.)

Eurozone – Consumer Confidence for March (11 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.)

ECB’s Lane (Chief Economist) Speaks (12 p.m.)

Tuesday:

Earnings: AIR, GME, KBH, SFD, WOR

Japan – CPI for February

Japan – Au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for March

Eurozone – HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for March (5 a.m.)

U.K. – S&P Global U.K. Manufacturing, Services, Composite PMI (Preliminary) for March (5:30 a.m.)

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

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

U.S. – Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for March (10 a.m.)

ECB’s Nagel (Germany) Speaks (11 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $80 Billion in 6-Week Bills (11:30 a.m.)

ECB’s Lane (Chief Economist) Speaks (11:45 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $69 Billion in 2-Year Notes (1 p.m.)

SNB’s Schlegel (Chairman) Speaks (1 p.m.)

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

Fed’s Barr (Board Member) Speaks (6:30 p.m.)

Wednesday:

Earnings: CHWY, CTAS, JEF, PAYX, WGO

Australia – CPI for February

Japan – Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

U.K. – CPI for February (3 a.m.)

ECB’s Lagarde (President) Speaks (4:45 a.m.)

Germany - Ifo Business Climate Index for March (5 a.m.)

ECB’s Lane (Chief Economist) Speaks (5:15 a.m.)

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

U.S. – Export, Import Price Index for February (8:30 a.m.)

Switzerland – SNB Quarterly Bulletin (10 a.m.)

U.S. - Energy Information Administration Crude Oil Inventory Data (10:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $28 Billion in 2-Year Floating Rate Notes (11:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $70 Billion in 5-Year Notes (1 p.m.)

Thursday:

Earnings: CMC, OXM, SCVL

Germany - GfK Consumer Climate for April (3 a.m.)

France – Consumer Confidence for March (3:45 a.m.)

Norges Bank (Norway) Monetary Policy Announcement (5 a.m.)

ECB’s De Guindos (Vice President) Speaks (5 a.m.)

Eurozone – Private Sector Loans for February (5 a.m.)

BOE’s Breeden (Deputy Governor) Speaks (5:30 a.m.)

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

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

U.S. – KC Fed Manufacturing Index for March (11 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $44 Billion in 7-Year Note (1 p.m.)

Fed’s Cook (Board Member, Voter) Speaks (4 p.m.)

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

Fed’s Jefferson (Vice Chair, Voter) Speaks (7 p.m.)

Fed’s Barr (Board Member, Voter) Speaks (7:10 p.m.)

Friday:

Earnings: CCL, TMC

China – Industrial Profit YTD for February

U.K. – Retail Sales for February (3 a.m.)

Spain – CPI (Preliminary) for March (4 a.m.)

U.S. – Retail, Wholesale Inventories for February (8:30 a.m.)

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

Fed’s Daly (San Francisco, Non‑voter) Speaks (11:30 a.m.)

ECB’s Schnabel (Board Member) Speaks (12 p.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.)