US
0630 ET Chicago Fed President Charles Evans (non-voter) speaks on the U.S. economy and monetary policy at an event in London.
0700 ET Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous +2.9% to 352.5 with purchase sub-index +2.6% to 240.4 and refi sub-index +3,2% to 946.8.
0805 ET Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin (voter) speaks at “The Outlook for Tomorrow: Five Numbers to Watch†at a West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference at Marshall University in Charleston, WV.
0815 ET Sep ADP employment change expected +184,000, Aug +163,000.
0945 ET Final-Sep Markit U.S. services PMI expected +0.1 to 53.0, prelim-Sep 52.9.
1000 ET Sep ISM non-manufacturing index expected -0.5 to 58.0, Aug +2.8 to 58.5.
1030 ET EIA weekly Petroleum Status Report.
1400 ET Fed Governor Lael Brainard speaks about the payment system at an event in Chicago.
1415 ET Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester (voter) is keynote speaker at a community banking conference hosted by the St. Louis Fed.
1600 ET Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks in a moderated discussion at an event in Washington D.C.
ITA
0345 ET Italy Sep Markit/ADACI services PMI expected +0.2 to 52.8, Aug -1.4 to 52.6.
FRA
0350 ET Revised France Sep Markit services PMI, prelim-Sep -1.1 to 54.3.
GER
0355 ET Revised German Markit services PMI, prelim-Sep +1.5 to 56.5.
EUR
0400 ET Revised Eurozone Sep composite PMI, prelim-Sep -0.3 to 54.2.
0500 ET Eurozone Aug retail sales expected +0.2% m/m and +1.7% y/y, Jul -0.2% m/m and +1.1% y/y.
UK
0430 ET UK Sep Markit/CIPS services PMI expected -0.3 to 54.0, Aug +0.8 to 54.3.
CHI
n/a Chinese Markets closed for National Day.
Commodity Calendar – Wednesday 10/3/2018
Date Time Event Survey Prior
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE Total Fuel Ethanol Inventory 28-Sep — 22629k
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE Fuel Ethanol Total Production 28-Sep — 1036k
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE U.S. Crude Oil Inventories 28-Sep — 1852k
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory 28-Sep — 461k
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE U.S. Gasoline Inventories 28-Sep — 1530k
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE U.S. Distillate Inventory 28-Sep — -2241k
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE U.S. Refinery Utilization 28-Sep — -5.00%
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE Crude Oil Implied Demand 28-Sep — 18637
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE Gasoline Implied Demand 28-Sep — 9948.4
10/3/2018 10:30 DOE Distillate Implied Demand 28-Sep — 5439.1