Economic Calendar - for the Week of March 21, 2016

21.03.16 04:55 PM By Paul Cantor

The economic calendar features several reports on housing in addition to weekly crude oil inventories and jobless claims.  Durable Goods Orders and the third estimate of 4 th Quarter GDP will also attract investor attention.  Economic reports having the greatest potential impact on the financial markets are highlighted in bold.  
DateTimeETEvent /Report /StatisticForMarket ExpectsPrior
Mar 2110:00Existing Home SalesFeb5.37M5.47M
Mar 2209:00FHFA Housing Price IndexJanNA+0.4%
Mar 2307:00MBA Mortgage Index03/19NA-3.3%
Mar 2310:00New Home SalesFeb511,000494,000
Mar 2310:30Crude Oil Inventories03/19NA1.317M
Mar 2408:30Initial Jobless Claims03/19268,000265,000
Mar 2408:30Continuing Jobless Claims03/12NA2,227K
Mar 2408:30Durable Goods OrdersFeb-2.9%+4.9%
Mar 2410:30Durable Goods excluding transportation03/19-0.2%+1.8%
Mar 2508:30Third Estimate 4th Qtr. GDP Qtr. 4+1.0%+1.0%
Mar 2508:30Third Estimate 4th Qtr. GDP DeflatorQtr. 4+0.9%+0.9%