Schedule for Week of June 9, 2024

The key report this week is May CPI.

The FOMC meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, and rates are expected to be unchanged.

----- Monday, June 10th -----
No major economic releases scheduled.

----- Tuesday, June 11th -----
6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for April.

----- Wednesday, June 12th -----
7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for May from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.2% increase in CPI (up 3.4% YoY), and a 0.3% increase in core CPI (up 3.5% YoY).

2:00 PM: FOMC Statement. The FOMC is expected to leave the Fed Funds rate unchanged at this meeting.

2:00 PM: FOMC Projections This will include the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participants' projections of the appropriate target federal funds rate along with the quarterly economic projections.

2:30 PM: Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds a press briefing following the FOMC announcement.

----- Thursday, June 13th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 226 thousand initial claims, down from 229 thousand last week.

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

----- Friday, June 14th -----
10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for June).