Catalysts to Watch $SPY

Catalysts to Watch

·         Credit card companies will release their mastertrust #s on Thurs and the latest short interest stats hit on Mon after the bell. 

·         There are a slew of Fed speakers in the coming week.  Bernanke speaks 2x (4/13 at 7pmET and again on 4/14 at 10amET).  The Fed will also be publishing its Beige Book (on 4/14). 

Corporate Calendar for the week of Mon Apr 12

·         Tues Apr 13: Earnings after the close (CSX, INTC, ADTN, LLTC). 

·         Wed Apr 14: earnings before the open (ASML, JPM, GWW).  Earnings after the close (LSTR, YUM). 

·         Thurs Apr 15: earnings before the open (Roche sales, Danone sales, Rio Tinto, Experian, PPG, FCS).  Earnings after the close (ISRG, GOOG, KKD, VMI, AMD, PBCT).  Analyst meetings (TS). 

·         Fri Apr 16: earnings before the open (GCI, KNL, FHN, MAT, GE, PBR, BAC, GPC, Sony-Ericsson). 

Economics Calendar – daily view

·         Wednesday, Apr. 14th: US (MBA Mortgage Applications, Retail Sales, CPI, Business Inventories, Beige Book); Eurozone (Eurozone IP); Other (China GDP, PPI, CPI, Retail sales, IP).

·         Thursday, Apr. 15th: US (Jobless Claims, Empire Manufacturing, TIC Flows, IP, Capacity Utilization, Philadelphia Fed, NAHB Housing Market Index); Eurozone (ECB Monthly Report); Other (Japan IP).

·         Friday, Apr. 16th: US (Housing Starts, building Permits, U. of Michigan Confidence); Eurozone (Eurozone CPI); Other (Canada Manufacturing Sales)