US 0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +1,000 to 230,000, previous +3,000 to 229,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +42,000 to 1.870 million, previous -57,000 to 1.828 million.
0830 ET Feb personal spending expected +0.2%, Jan +0.2%. Feb personal income expected +0.4%, Jan +0.4%.
0830 ET Feb PCE deflator expected +0.2% m/m and +1.7% y/y, Jan +0.4% m/m and +1.7% y/y. Feb core PCE deflator expected +0.2% m/m and +1.6% y/y, Jan +0.3% m/m and +1.5% y/y.
0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.
0945 ET Mar Chicago PMI expected +0.1 to 62.0, Feb -3.8 to 61.9.
1000 ET Final-March University of Michigan U.S. consumer sentiment index expected unch at 102.0, prelim-Mar +2.3 to 102.0.
1200 ET USDA planting intentions.
1200 ET USDA Q1 quarterly grain stocks.
1300 ET Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker (non-voter) speaks on the economic outlook at an NABE luncheon.
1500 ET USDA Q1 Hogs & Pigs Inventory.
UK 0200 ET UK Mar nationwide house prices expected +0.2% m/m and +2.6% y/y, Feb -0.3% m/m and +2.2% y/y.
0430 ET UK Feb net consumer credit expected +1.4 billion pounds, Jan +1.4 billion pounds.
0430 ET UK Feb mortgage approvals expected 66,000, Jan 67,500.
0430 ET UK Feb M4 money supply, Jan +1.5% m/m and +4.3% y/y.
0430 ET Revised UK Q4 GDP, previous +0.4% q/q and +1.4% y/y.
0430 ET UK Jan index of services expected +0.2% m/m and +0.6% 3-mo/3-mo, Dec unch m/m and +0.6% 3-mo/3-mo.
GER 0355 ET German Mar unemployment change expected -15,000, Feb -22,000. May unemployment rate expected -0.1 to 5.3%, Feb unch at 5.4%.
0800 ET German Mar CPI (EU harmonized) expected +0.5% m/m and +1.6% y/y, Feb +0.5% m/m and +1.2% y/y.
ITA 0400 ET Italy Feb PPI, Jan +0.8% m/m and +1.8% y/y.
CAN 0830 ET Canada Jan GDP expected +0.1% m/m and +2.9% y/y, Dec +0.1% m/m and +3.3% y/y.
0830 ET Canada Feb industrial product prices, Jan +0.3% m/m. Feb raw materials price index, Jan +3.3% m/m.
JPN 1930 ET Japan Feb jobless rate expected +0.2 to 2.6%, Jan -0.3 to 2.4%. Feb job-to-applicant ratio expected +0.01 to 1.60, Jan unch at 1.59.
1950 ET Japan Feb industrial production expected +5.0% m/m and +2.3% y/y, Jan -6.8% m/m and +2.5% y/y.
Commodity Calendar – Thursday 3/29/2018
Date Time Event Survey Prior
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Total 22-Mar — 1455.8
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Old Crop 22-Mar — 1470.3
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Total 22-Mar — 899.1
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Old 22-Mar — 759.1
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Total 22-Mar — 428.6
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Old 22-Mar — 265.2
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Total 22-Mar — 485.9
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Old 22-Mar — 338.4
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Total 22-Mar — 195.4
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Old 22-Mar — 194.6
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Total 22-Mar — 36.5
3/29/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Old 22-Mar — 36.5
3/29/2018 10:30 EIA Working Natural Gas Implied Flow 23-Mar — -86
3/29/2018 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Storage Change 23-Mar — -86
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Corn Prospective Planting 1Q 89500k 89996k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Soybean Prosp. Plantings 1Q 91000k 89482k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA All Wheat Prosp. Planting 1Q 46500k 46059k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Winter Wheat Prosp. Plant 1Q 32608k 32747k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Red Spring Wheat Pro.Plnt 1Q 11500k 11308k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Durum Wheat Pros Planting 1Q 2400k 2004k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Cotton Prospective Plant 1Q 13344k 12233k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Sorghum Prospective Plant 1Q 5907k 5757k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Barley Prospective Plant 1Q 2600k 2548k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Oats Prospective Planting 1Q 2603k 2699k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Rice Prospective Plant 1Q 2750k 2626k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Canola Prospective Plant 1Q — 1927k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Sunflower Prospective Pln 1Q — 1454k
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Quarterly Corn Stocks 1Q 8722m 12516m
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Quarterly Soybean Stocks 1Q 2056m 3157m
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Quarterly All Wheat Stock 1Q 1476m 1874m
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Quarterly Sorghum Stocks 1Q — 226m
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Quarterly Barley Stocks 1Q — 155m
3/29/2018 12:00 USDA Quarterly Oat Stocks 1Q — 67m
3/29/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rotary Gas Rigs 30-Mar — 190
3/29/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rotary Oil Rigs 30-Mar — 804
3/29/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count 30-Mar — 995
3/29/2018 15:00 USDA Hogs & Pigs Inventory 1Q — 73230k
3/29/2018 15:00 USDA Hogs & Pigs YOY% 1Q — 2.40%