Even if the national headlines weren't already providing enough focus on the economy, plenty of economic data is due out as the month and the quarter wind down. U.S. economic data scheduled to be released this week include:
- Personal income (Aug. 2008): Monday 8:30 AM
- Consumer confidence index (Sept, 2008): Tuesday 10:00 AM
- Challenger job cut announcement (Sept, 2008): Wednesday 7:30 AM
- ISM manufacturing survey (Sept. 2008): Wednesday 10:00 AM
- Construction spending (Aug. 2008): Wednesday 10:00 AM
- New motor vehicle sales (Sept. 2008): Wednesday 4:00 PM
- Monster employment index (Sept. 2008): Thursday 6:00 AM
- Factory orders (Aug. 2008): Thursday 10:00 AM
- Employment situation (Sept. 2008): Friday 8:30 AM
- ISM nonmanufacturing survey (Sept. 2008): Friday 10:00 AM
Other economic events scheduled for this week include:
- Fed's Hoenig speaks on "The Economy and Monetary Policy": Monday 9:45 PM
- Fed's Lockhart speaks on the economic outlook: Tuesday 1:00 PM
- Ford Motor Co. September 2008 Sales Conference Call: Wednesday 1:00 PM
- AMETEK Inc. at Oppenheimer Industrials Conference: Thursday 8:00 AM
- DuPont at Citigroup Ethanol on the Cob Conference: Thursday 12:50 PM
- Fed's Evans speaks at Agricultural Markets and Food Price Inflation conference: Thursday 1:00 PM
- Fed's Bullard speaks at Indiana University Department of Economics: Thursday 7:00 PM
- Fed's Hoenig speaks on "The Economy and Monetary Policy": Thursday 9:45 PM
- National Association for Business Economics 50th Annual Meeting to address Future Economic Challenges: Friday 9:00 PM
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