by Calculated Risk on 4/05/2025 08:11:00 AM

The key economic report this week is March CPI.

----- Monday, April 7th -----
No major economic releases scheduled.

----- Tuesday, April 8th -----
6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for March.

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

2:00 PM: FOMC Minutes, Meeting of March 18-19

----- Thursday, April 10th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 225 initial claims up from 219 thousand last week.

8:30 AM: The Consumer Price Index for March from the BLS. The consensus is for 0.1% increase in CPI (up 2.6% YoY) and a 0.3% increase in core CPI (up 3.0% YoY).

----- Friday, April 11th -----
8:30 AM: The Producer Price Index for March from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in PPI, and a 0.3% increase in core PPI.

10:00 AM: University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (Preliminary for April).

Weekly Schedule