Economic Calendar - for the Week of February 29, 2016

29.02.16 05:14 PM By Paul Cantor

The economic calendar features the February Employment Situation Summary for February.  Economic reports having the greatest potential impact on the financial markets are highlighted in bold.  
DateTimeETEvent /Report /StatisticForMarket ExpectsPrior
Feb 2909:45Chicago Purchasing Managers IndexFeb52.055.6
Feb 2910:00Pending Home SalesJan+0.7%+0.1%
Mar 0110:00Construction SpendingJan+0.5%+0.1%
Mar 0110:00ISM IndexFeb49.048.2
Mar 0207:00MBA Mortgage Index02/27NA-4.3%
Mar 0208:15ADP Employment ChangeFeb190,000205,000
Mar 0210:30Crude Oil Inventories02/273.0M3.502M
Mar 0214:00Fed's Beige BookMarNANA
Mar 0307:30Challenger Job CutsFebNA41.6%
Mar 0308:30Initial Jobless Claims02/27270,000272,000
Mar 0308:30Continuing Jobless Claims02/272,258K2,253K
Mar 0308:30Revised 4th Qtr. ProductivityQtr. 4-3.3%-3.0%
Mar 0308:30Revised 4th Qtr. Unit Labor CostsQtr. 4+4.7%+4.5%
Mar 0310:00Factory OrdersJan+2.0%-2.9%
Mar 0310:00ISM Services IndexFeb53.153.5
Mar 0408:30Nonfarm PayrollsFeb190,000151,000
Mar 0408:30Nonfarm Private PayrollsFeb180,000158,000
Mar 0408:30Unemployment RateFeb4.9%4.9%
Mar 0408:30Hourly EarningsFeb+0.2%+0.5%
Mar 0408:30Average WorkweekFeb34.634.6
Mar 0408:30Balance of TradeJan-$44.0B-$43.4B