US
0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +3,000 to 225,000, previous -7,000 to 222,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +50,000 to 1.925 million, previous -73,000 to 1.875 million.
0830 ET Jan personal spending expected +0.2%, Dec +0.4%. Jan personal income expected +0.3%, Dec +0.4%.
0830 ET Jan PCE deflator expected +0.4% m/m and +1.7% y/y, Dec +0.1% m/m and +1.7% y/y. Jan core PCE deflator expected +0.3% m/m and +1.5% y/y, Dec +0.2% m/m and +1.5% y/y.
0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.
0945 ET Revised-Feb Markit manufacturing PMI expected -0.1 to 55.8, prelim-Feb +0.4 to 55.9.
n/a Fed Chair Powell testifies on Fed’s semi-annual monetary report to Congress before the Senate Banking Committee.
1000 ET Jan construction spending expected +0.3%, Dec +0.7%.
1000 ET Feb ISM manufacturing index expected -0.5 to 58.6, Jan -0.2 to 59.1. Feb ISM new orders, Jan -2.0 to 65.4. Feb ISM employment, Jan -3.9 to 54.2. Feb ISM prices paid expected -2.7 to 70.0, Jan +4.3 to 72.7.
n/a Feb total vehicle sales expected 17.15 million, Jan 17.07 million. Feb domestic vehicle sales expected 13.30 million, Jan 13.10 million,
JPN
0000 ET Japan Feb consumer confidence expected +0.1 to 44.8, Jan unch at 44.7.
0000 ET Japan Feb vehicle sales, Jan -5.7% y/y.
1830 ET Japan Jan jobless rate expected unch at 2.8%, Dec +0.1 to 2.8%. Jan job-to-applicant ratio expected +0.01 to 1.60, Dec 1.59.
1830 ET Japan Jan overall household spending expected -0.4% y/y, Dec -0.1% y/y.
UK
0200 ET UK Feb nationwide house prices expected +0.1% m/m and +2.6% y/y, Jan +0.6% m/m and +3.2% y/y.
0430 ET UK Jan net consumer credit expected +1.4 billion pounds, Dec +1.5 billion pounds.
0430 ET UK Jan mortgage approvals expected +62,000, Dec 61,000.
0430 ET UK Jan M4 money supply, Dec -0.6% m/m and +3.7% y/y.
0430 ET UK Feb Markit manufacturing PMI expected -0.3 to 55.0, Jan -0.9 to 55.3.
ITA
0345 ET Italy Feb Markit/ADACI manufacturing PMI expected -1.0 to 58.0, Jan +1.6 to 59.0.
0400 ET Italy Jan unemployment rate expected unch at 10.8%, Dec -0.1 to 10.8%.
FRA
0350 ET Revised France Feb Markit manufacturing PMI, prelim-Feb -2.3 to 56.1.
GER
0355 ET Revised German Feb Markit/BME manufacturing PMI, prelim-Feb -0.8 to 60.3.
EUR
0400 ET Revised Eurozone Feb Markit manufacturing PMI, prelim-Feb -1.1 to 58.5.
0500 ET Eurozone Jan unemployment rate expected -0.1 to 8.6%, Dec unch at 8.7%.
Commodity Calendar – Thursday 3/1/2018
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Total 22-Feb — 1620.9
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Old Crop 22-Feb — 1555.4
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Total 22-Feb — 113
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Old 22-Feb — -109.1
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Total 22-Feb — 382.5
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Old 22-Feb — 328.9
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Total 22-Feb — 576.3
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Old 22-Feb — 399.1
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Total 22-Feb — 131.9
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Old 22-Feb — 131.9
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Total 22-Feb — 43.2
3/1/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Old 22-Feb — 42.9
3/1/2018 10:30 EIA Working Natural Gas Implied Flow 23-Feb — -124
3/1/2018 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Storage Change 23-Feb — -124
3/1/2018 15:00 USDA Soybean Crush Jan — 5292673
3/1/2018 15:00 USDA Soybean Crush Crude Jan — 2017218
3/1/2018 15:00 USDA Soybean Crush Onsite Jan — 776417