THIS WEEK'S MARKET MOVERS

Monday, March 18

US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)

10:00 NAHB Housing Market Index - consensus 47, prior 46
11:00 Fed buying $1.25b-$1.75b notes in 23 to 30-year range
11:30 Treasury selling $35b 3-month bills, $30b 6-month bills

Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)

01:30 CNY China Property Prices
06:45 CHF SECO Economic Forecasts

Earnings

No major earnings


Tuesday, March 19

US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)

08:30 Housing Starts - consensus 915K, prior 890K
08:30 Building Permits - consensus 923K, prior 904K
11:00 Fed to buy $2.75b-$3.5b notes in 7 to 10-year range
11:30 Treasury selling 4-week bills

Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)

00:30 AUD RBA Policy Meeting Minutes
05:00 JPY Leading Index
09:30 GBP PPI
09:30 GBP CPI
10:00 EUR Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment Survey
21:45 NZD Current Account Balance

Earnings

Adobe (ADBE)
Cintas (CTAS)


Wednesday, March 20

US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)

07:00 MBA Mortgage Index
2:00 FOMC Rate Decision
2:30 Fed press conference

Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)

07:00 EUR German PPI
09:30 GBP BoE Minutes
09:30 GBP Employment numbers
10:00 CHF ZEW Expectations Survey
15:00 EUR Eurozone Consumer Confidence
21:45 NZD GDP
23:50 JPY Trade Balance
11:30 Germany selling EU4b 10yr notes

Earnings

Before:
General Mills (GIS)
Lennar (LEN)
FedEx (FDX)
After:
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
Oracle (ORCL)


Thursday, March 21

US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)

08:30 Initial Claims – consensus 342K, prior 332K
08:30 Continuing Claims – consensus 3075K, prior 3024K
08:58 Markit US PMI Preliminary - consensus 54.9
09:00 House Price Index - consensus 0.7%, prior 0.6%
10:00 Philly Fed - consensus -2.0, prior -12.5
10:00 Existing Home Sales - consensus 5M, prior 4.92M
10:00 Leading Indicators - consensus 0.3%, prior 0.2%
11:00 Fed purchasing $1.25b-$1.75b notes in 23 to 30-year range
1:00 Treasury selling $13b 10yr TIPS 1st reopening

Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)

01:45 CNY HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI
04:30 JPY All Industry Activity Index
07:00 CHF Trade Balance
08:00 EUR Eurozone Services/Manufacturing PMI (1st estimate)
09:30 GBP Retail Sales

Earnings

Before:
Ross Stores (ROST)
After:
Nike (NKE)
Conagra (CAG)
Micron Tech (MU)


Friday, March 22

US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)

No major reports
11:00 Fed buying $3b-$3.75b notes in 5.5 to 7-year range

Global Economics (Time Zone: GMT)

09:00 EUR German IFO Business Expectations

Earnings

Before:
Darden Restaurants (DRI)