Business events scheduled for the coming month
Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month:
All times are Eastern.
THURSDAY, Sept. 1
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases second-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for August, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for July, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
DETROIT - Automakers release vehicle sales for August.
FRIDAY, Sept. 2
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases employment data for August, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases international trade data for July, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases factory orders for July, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, Sept. 5
U.S. stock and bond markets closed for Labor Day.
TUESDAY, Sept. 6
WASHINGTON - Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for August, 10 a.m.
BERLIN - Germany releases factory orders data for July, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.
BILLUND, Denmark - Privately-held toymaker Lego presents six-month report.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for July, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.
BERLIN - Germany releases industrial production figures for July.
THURSDAY, Sept. 8
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for July, 3 p.m.
FRANKFURT, Germany - The European Central Bank's governing council meets to set monetary policy for the 19-country eurozone.
TOKYO - Japan reports revised 1Q GDP data.
FRIDAY, Sept. 9
WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for July, 10 a.m.
BERLIN - Germany releases export and import figures for July.
TUESDAY, Sept. 13
WASHINGTON - Treasury releases federal budget for August, 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, Sept. 15
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases retail sales data for August, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for August, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases current account trade deficit for the second quarter, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for August, 9:15 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for July, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, Sept. 16
WASHINGTON -Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for August, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases international money flows data for July, 4 p.m.
MONDAY, Sept. 19
WASHINGTON - National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for September, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, Sept. 20
WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases housing starts for August, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates, statement scheduled for 2 p.m.
MADRID - Spanish fashion retailer Inditex, which owns the Zara store chain, presents first-half financial results.
THURSDAY, Sept. 22
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for August, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, Sept. 26
WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases new home sales for August, 10 a.m.
BERLIN - Germany's Ifo institute releases its monthly business confidence index, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.
TUESDAY, Sept. 27
WASHINGTON - Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for July, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for September, 10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28
WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases durable goods for August, 8:30 a.m.
THURSDAY, Sept. 29
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases international trade data for August, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for August, 10 a.m.
BERLIN - Germany's Federal Labor Agency releases September unemployment figures for Europe's biggest economy.
FRIDAY, Sept. 30
WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for August, 8:30 a.m.