As traders approach another pivotal day for financial markets, Thursday, February 13, 2025, brings a series of crucial economic data releases that could sway market dynamics. The Producer Price Index (PPI) and Initial Jobless Claims stand out as the most significant reports, potentially offering insights into inflationary pressures and the state of the labor market.
Major Economic Events to Watch
• 8:30 AM ET - Producer Price Index (PPI) (Jan): Forecast 0.3%, Previous 0.2%. A key indicator of inflation at the producer level.
• 8:30 AM ET - Initial Jobless Claims: Forecast 217K, Previous 219K. An early indicator of employment trends in the US economy.
Other Important Economic Events to Watch
• 4:00 AM ET - IEA Monthly Report: Provides analysis and outlook for the global oil market.
• 8:30 AM ET - Core PPI (Jan): Forecast 0.3%, Previous 0.0%. Measures price changes excluding food and energy.
• 8:30 AM ET - Continuing Jobless Claims: Forecast 1,880K, Previous 1,886K. Indicates ongoing unemployment benefit claims.
• 1:00 PM ET - 30-Year Bond Auction: Previous yield 4.913%. Reflects investor demand for long-term government debt.
• 4:30 PM ET - Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks: Previous 3.233T. Shows depository institutions' account balances at the Fed.
• 4:30 PM ET - Fed's Balance Sheet: Previous 6,811B. Discloses the Federal Reserve's assets and liabilities.
Other Economic Events to Watch
• 8:30 AM ET - PPI ex. Food/Energy/Trade (Jan): Previous 0.1%. Provides insight into core producer inflation trends.
• 8:30 AM ET - PPI (YoY) (Jan): Previous 3.3%. Year-over-year change in producer prices.
• 8:30 AM ET - PPI ex. Food/Energy/Trade (YoY) (Jan): Forecast 3.2%, Previous 3.3%. Annual core producer inflation measure.
• 8:30 AM ET - Core PPI (YoY) (Jan): Forecast 3.3%, Previous 3.5%. Year-over-year change in core producer prices.
• 8:30 AM ET - Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.: Previous 216.75K. Smoothed measure of initial jobless claims.
• 10:30 AM ET - Natural Gas Storage: Forecast -90B, Previous -174B. Indicates changes in natural gas demand and supply.
• 11:30 AM ET - 4-Week Bill Auction: Previous yield 4.250%. Short-term government debt auction.
• 11:30 AM ET - 8-Week Bill Auction: Previous yield 4.240%. Another short-term government debt auction.
For further information and the latest updates, please refer to our Economic Calendar, here.
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