KEY EVENTS TO WATCH FOR:

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 

7:45 AM ET. Weekly Chain Store Sales Index

8:55 AM ET. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index

                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, M/M% (previous -17.6%)

                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% (previous +8.6%)

                       Latest Wk, Y/Y% (previous +9.4%)

9:00 AM ET. January U.S. Monthly House Price Index

9:00 AM ET. January S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices

                       10-City Idx, M/M% (previous +0.9%)

                       10-City Idx, Y/Y% (previous +9.8%)

                       20-City Idx, M/M% (previous +0.8%)

                       20-City Idx, Y/Y% (expected +10.7%; previous +10.1%)

                       National Idx, M/M% (previous +0.9%)

                       National Idx, Y/Y% (previous +10.4%)

10:00 AM ET. March-February-rally Consumer Confidence Index

                       Cons Conf Idx (expected 97.0; previous 91.3)

                       Expectation Idx (previous 90.8)

                       Present Situation Idx (previous 92)

4:30 PM ET. API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

                       Crude Stocks, Net Chg (Bbls) (previous +2.9M)

                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbls) (previous -3.7M)

                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbls) (previous +0.2M)

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

7:00 AM ET. MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey

                       Composite Idx (previous 747)

                       Composite Idx, W/W% (previous -2.5%)

                       Purchase Idx-SA (previous 301.9)

                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% (previous +2.6%)

                       Refinance Idx (previous 3325.3)

                       Refinance Idx, W/W% (previous -5.1%)

8:15 AM ET. March ADP National Employment Report

                       Private Sector Jobs, Net Chg (expected +560K; previous +117000)

8:30 AM ET. 4^th Quarter U.S. International Investment Position

9:00 AM ET. G24 Deputies Meeting (virtual)

9:45 AM ET. March Chicago Business Barometer - ISM-Chicago Business Survey - Chicago PMI

                       PMI-Adj (expected 60.0; previous 59.5)

10:00 AM ET. February Pending Home Sales Index

                       Pending Home Sales (previous 122.8)

                       Pending Home Sales Idx, M/M% (expected -3.0%; previous -2.8%)

                       Pending Home Sales Idx , Y/Y% (previous +13.0%)

10:30 AM ET. EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report

                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) (previous 502.711M)

                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) (previous +1.912M)

                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) (previous 232.279M)

                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) (previous +0.204M)

                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl) (previous 141.553M)

                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) (previous +3.806M)

                       Refinery Usage (previous 81.6%)

                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) (previous 18.702M)

                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg (Bbl/day) (previous -0.231M)

3:00 PM ET. February Agricultural Prices

                       Farm Prices, M/M% (previous -1.4%)

Thursday, April 1, 2021 

7:30 AM ET. March Challenger Job-Cut Report

                       Job Cuts, M/M% (previous -57%)

8:30 AM ET. Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims

                       Jobless Claims (expected 670K; previous 684K)

                       Jobless Claims, Net Chg (previous -97K)

                       Continuing Claims (previous 3870000)

                       Continuing Claims, Net Chg (previous -264K)

8:30 AM ET. U.S. Weekly Export Sales

                       Corn (Metric Tons) (previous 4626.5K)

                       Soybeans (Metric Tons) (previous 166.8K)

                       Wheat (Metric Tons) (previous 414.1K)

9:00 AM ET. IMF Fiscal Monitor analytical chapter launch (virtual)

9:45 AM ET. Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index

9:45 AM ET. March US Manufacturing PMI

                       PMI, Mfg (expected 59.2; previous 58.6)

10:00 AM ET. March ISM Report On Business Manufacturing PMI

                       Manufacturing PMI (expected 61.6; previous 60.8)

                       Prices Idx (previous 86.0)

                       Employment Idx (previous 54.4)

                       Inventories (previous 49.7)

                       New Orders Idx (previous 64.8)

                       Production Idx (previous 63.2)

10:00 AM ET. February Construction Spending - Construction Put in Place

                       New Construction (expected -1.1%; previous +1.7%)

                       Residential Construction

10:30 AM ET. EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report

                       Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) (previous 1746B)

                       Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg (Cbf) (previous -36B)

11:00 AM ET. March Global Manufacturing PMI

                       PMI, Mfg (previous 53.9)

4:00 PM ET. March Domestic Auto Industry Sales

4:30 PM ET. Foreign Central Bank Holdings

4:30 PM ET. Federal Discount Window Borrowings

Friday, April 2, 2021 

8:30 AM ET. March U.S. Employment Report

                       Non-Farm Payrolls (expected +630K; previous +379K)

                       Unemployment Rate (expected 6.0%; previous 6.2%)

                       Avg Hourly Earnings (USD) (previous 30.01)

                       Avg Hourly Earnings-Net Chg (USD) (previous +0.07)

                       Avg Hourly Earnings, M/M% (expected +0.2%; previous +0.23%)

                       Avg Hourly Earnings, Y/Y% (expected +4.6%; previous +5.26%)

                       Overall Workweek (previous 34.6)

                       Overall Workweek Net Chg (previous -0.3)

                       Government Payrolls (previous -86K)

                       Private Payroll (previous +465K)

                       Participation Rate (previous 61.4%)

                       Non-Farm Payrolls Bench Net Chg

  N/A              U.S. stock markets closed on Good Friday

  N/A              Marianas: Good Friday

Monday, April 5, 2021 

9:00 AM ET. G24 Ministers and Governors Meeting (virtual)

9:45 AM ET. March ISM-NY Report on Business

                       Business Index (previous 35.5)

9:45 AM ET. March US Services PMI

                       PMI, Services (previous 59.8)

10:00 AM ET. March ISM Report On Business Services PMI

                       Non-Mfg Composite Idx (previous 55.3)

                       Non-Mfg Business Idx (previous 55.5)

                       Prices Idx (previous 71.8)

                       Employment Idx (previous 52.7)

                       New Orders Idx (previous 51.9)

10:00 AM ET. March Employment Trends Index

                       ETI (previous 101.01)

                       ETI, Y/Y%

10:00 AM ET. February Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders (M3)

                       Total Orders, M/M% (previous +2.6%)

                       Orders, Ex-Defense, M/M% (previous +2.1%)

                       Orders, Ex-Transport, M/M% (previous +1.7%)

                       Durable Goods, M/M%

                       Durable Goods, M/M%