by Calculated Risk on 3/05/2016 08:12:00 AM

This will be a very light week for economic data.

----- Monday, March 7th -----
10:00 AM ET: The Fed will release the monthly Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI).

3:00 PM: Consumer Credit for January from the Federal Reserve. The consensus is for an increase of $16.5 billion in credit.

----- Tuesday, March 8th -----
9:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for February.

----- Wednesday, March 9th -----
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

----- Thursday, March 10th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 275 thousand initial claims, down from 278 thousand the previous week.

10:00 AM: The Q4 Quarterly Services Report from the Census Bureau.

12:00 PM: Q4 Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States from the Federal Reserve.

2:00 PM: The Monthly Treasury Budget Statement for February.

----- Friday, March 11th -----
No economic releases scheduled.