by Calculated Risk on 10/07/2023 08:11:00 AM

The key economic report this week is September CPI.

----- Monday, October 9th -----
Columbus Day Holiday: Banks will be closed in observance of Columbus Day. The stock market will be open.

1:30 PM: Speech, Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy Transmission, At the 65th National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas

----- Tuesday, October 10th -----
6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for September.

----- Wednesday, October 11th -----
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

8:30 AM: The Producer Price Index for September from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in PPI, and a 0.2% increase in core PPI.

2:00 PM: FOMC Minutes, Minutes Meeting of September 19-20, 2023

----- Thursday, October 12th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 210 thousand initial claims, up from 207 thousand last week.

8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for September from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI.  The consensus is for CPI to be up 3.6% year-over-year and core CPI to be up 4.1% YoY.

----- Friday, October 13th -----
10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for October).