The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
The FOMC announcement 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.
Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS (ET) Wednesday 0830 Retail Sales Aug +1.1% (20) +1.2% -- ex autos Aug +0.8% (18) +1.9% 1000 Business Inventories Jul +0.1% (16) -1.1% 1000 Housing Mkt Index Sep 78 (13) 78 Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Sep 12 875K (17) 884K 0830 Housing Starts Aug 1.45M (20) 1.496M -- percent change Aug -3.1% +22.6% 0830 Building Permits Aug 1.50M (13) 1.495M -- percent change Aug +0.3% +18.8% 0830 Phila Fed Mfg Svy Sep 15.0 (13) 17.2 Friday 0830 Current Account Balance 2Q -$164.2B (9) -$104.2B 1000 Consumer Sentiment Sep 75.4 (19) 74.1* (Prelim) 1000 Leading Index Aug +1.4% (12) +1.4% *Aug Final Reading (Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
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