Thursday's Economic Calendar

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8:30 AM JOBLESS CLAIMS

New unemployment claims are compiled weekly to show the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time.

After the nasty monthly employment report, the consensus looks for claims to continue rising to 230K after an already worrisome 7K increase to 226K last week.

8:30 AM PPI-FINAL DEMAND

The Producer Price Index (PPI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PPI]) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measures the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.

The consensus sees PPI-FD up 0.2 percent on month in July and up 2.6 percent on year after no change on month in June and a 2.3 percent increase on year.

10:30 AM EIA NATURAL GAS REPORT

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides weekly information on natural gas stocks in underground storage for the U.S. and five regions of the country. The level of inventories helps determine prices for natural gas products.

2:00 PM FED'S BARKIN SPEECH

Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Barkin will participate in a virtual conversation webinar hosted by the National Association for Business Economics.

4:30 PM FED BALANCE SHEET

The Fed's balance sheet is a weekly report presenting a consolidated balance sheet for all 12 Reserve Banks that lists factors supplying reserves into the banking system and factors absorbing reserves from the system.

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