US 0730 ET Feb Challenger job cuts, Jan -2.8% y/y.
0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +10,000 to 220,000, previous -10,000 to 210,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -12,000 to 1.919 million, previous +57,000 to 1.931 million.
0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.
1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 3-year T-notes (previous $26 billion), 10-year T-notes (previous $24 billion) and 30-year T-bonds (previous $16 billion) to be auctioned Mar 12-13.
1200 ET USDA Mar WASDE crop production.
GER 0200 ET German Jan factory orders expected -1.8% m/m ad +11.5% y/y, Dec +3.8% m/m and +7.2% y/y.
EUR 0745 ET ECB announces interest rate decision.
CAN 0815 ET Canada Feb housing starts expected 216,500, Jan 216,200.
0830 ET Canada Jan building permits expected -1.5% m/m, Dec +4.8% m/m.
0830 ET Canada Jan new housing price index expected +0.1% m/m and +3.3% y/y, Dec unch m/m and +3.3% y/y.
JPN 0000 ET Japan Feb eco-watchers survey outlook expected -0.7 to 51.7, Jan -0.3 to 52.4. Feb eco-watchers survey current expected +0.6 to 50.5, Jan -4.0 to 49.9.
1830 ET Japan Jan overall household spending expected -1.0% y/y, Dec -0.1% y/y.
1900 ET Japan Jan labor cash earnings expected +0.7%, Dec +0.7% y/y. Jan real cash earnings expected -0.7% y/y, Dec -0.5% y/y.
CHI 2030 ET China Feb CPI expected +2.5% y/y, Jan +1.5% y/y. Feb PPI expected +3.8% y/y, Jan +4.3% y/y.
Commodity Calendar – Thursday 3/8/2018
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Total 1-Mar — 1753
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Old Crop 1-Mar — 1753
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Total 1-Mar — 980
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Old 1-Mar — 857.9
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Total 1-Mar — 236.3
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Old 1-Mar — 191.1
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Total 1-Mar — 412.3
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Old 1-Mar — 294.1
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Total 1-Mar — 139
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Old 1-Mar — 139
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Total 1-Mar — 16.6
3/8/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Old 1-Mar — 16.6
3/8/2018 10:30 EIA Working Natural Gas Implied Flow 2-Mar — -78
3/8/2018 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Storage Change 2-Mar — -78
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Corn End Stocks Mar 2327m 2352m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Corn Production Mar — 14604m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Corn Yield Per Acre Mar — 176.6
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Corn Exports Mar — 2050m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Corn for Ethanol Mar — 5525m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Corn Total Supply Mar — 16947m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Soybean End Stocks Mar 530m 530m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Soybean Production Mar — 4392m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Soybean Yield Per Acre Mar — 49.1
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Soybean Exports Mar — 2100m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Soybean Crushings Mar — 1950m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Soybean Supply Mar — 4718m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Total Wheat End Stocks Mar 1009m 1009m
3/8/2018 12:00 Wheat Production – All Wheat Mar — 1741m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Wheat Yield Per Acre Mar — 46.3
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Total Wheat Exports Mar — 950m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Total Wheat Supply Mar — 3076m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Cotton End Stocks Mar — 6.00m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Cotton Production Mar — 21.26m
3/8/2018 12:00 WASDE Cotton Exports Mar — 14.50m