by Calculated Risk on 4/05/2025 08:11:00 AM
The key economic report this week is March CPI.
—– Monday, April 7th —–
No major economic releases scheduled.
—– Tuesday, April 8th —–
6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for March.
—– Wednesday, April 9th —–
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.
2:00 PM: FOMC Minutes, Meeting of March 18-19
—– Thursday, April 10th —–
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 225 initial claims up from 219 thousand last week.
8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for March from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.1% increase in CPI (up 2.6% YoY) and a 0.3% increase in core CPI (up 3.0% YoY).
—– Friday, April 11th —–
8:30 AM: The Producer Price Index for March from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in PPI, and a 0.3% increase in core PPI.
10:00 AM: University of Michigan’s Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for April).