Existing Home Sales Seen Up, New Home Sales Expected to Fall — Data Week Ahead
The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
The FOMC statement is scheduled for Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, followed by a press conference with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at 2:30 p.m. ET.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS (ET) Tuesday 1000 Existing Home Sales Feb 4.16M (7) 4.00M -- percent change Feb +4.0% -0.7% Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Mar 18 200K (3) 192K 0830 Current Account Balance 4Q N/A -$217.11B 1000 New Home Sales Feb 649K (7) 670K -- percent change Feb -3.1% +7.2% 1100 Kansas City Fed Mfg Svy Mar N/A 0 Composite Index Friday 0830 Durable Goods Orders Feb +0.7% (6) -4.5% 0945 S&P Global Flash U.S. Mfg PMI Mar 47.0 (4) 47.3* 0945 S&P Global Flash U.S. Svcs PMI Mar 50.3 (3) 50.6* *End-Feb Reading (Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
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March 17, 2023 14:17 ET (18:17 GMT)
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