Also out is the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index, which given the flash report should show improvement.
On Thursday, we will see the ADP Employment report, GDP, jobless claims, and the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index.
On the still worsening side were the further declines in construction spending, and in the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index.
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The preliminary reading on fourth-quarter GDP comes out Thursday, along with jobless claims and the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index.
There are a few U.S. economic reports on tap for next week, with housing data and manufacturing data, the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index.
The poor economic data on Friday did not help stocks, as the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index dropped sharply to 49.7 from 53 in August.
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Friday brings the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and pending home sales.
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Both gold and silver markets extended early losses to trade sharply lower in late-morning dealings Thursday, in the immediate aftermath of a reported stronger-than-expected reading from the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index in January (55.6 versus 50.0 in December).
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Things do not slow down much Friday, as we get the latest data on personal income and outlays, as well as the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and the final estimates of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan.
Some of the other key U.S. economic indicators next week include personal income and spending Monday, Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and consumer confidence on Tuesday, ADP private-sector employment report and Institute for Supply Management manufacturing PMI Wednesday, and initial jobless claims Thursday.
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The Chicago purchasing managers index startled markets on November 27th by surging from 45.9 in October to 54.3 in November. (Any reading over 50 suggests that manufacturing activity is expanding, while a reading of less than 50 suggests recession.) Unfortunately, the equivalent national numbers, released on December 2nd, showed a less perky jump from 48.5 in October to 49.2 in November, leaving it in recession for the third consecutive month (see chart).
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The Institute for Supply Management's Chicago-area purchasing managers' index for February posted a surprise increase.
On Monday, we have the Chicago Purchasing Managers report and the Dallas Fed survey, followed on Tuesday by the widely watched ISM Manufacturing Index.
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