Weekly Economic Calendar: 28-August-2006 to 01-September-2006

Looking at next week's economic calendar , we have a number of events coming up. However, I would be very cautious over the current thin volume situation of stock market.

Weekly Economic Calendar

Date ET Release For Consensus Prior

Aug 29

10:00

Consumer Confidence

Aug

103.7

106.5

Aug 29

14:00

FOMC Minutes

Aug 8

-

-

Aug 30

08:30

Chain Deflator-Prel.

Q2

3.3%

3.3%

Aug 30

08:30

GDP-Prel.

Q2

3.0%

2.5%

Aug 30

10:30

Crude Inventories

08/25

NA

-643K

Aug 31

08:30

Initial Claims

08/26

NA

313K

Aug 31

08:30

Personal Income

Jul

0.5%

0.6%

Aug 31

08:30

Personal Spending

Jul

0.8%

0.4%

Aug 31

10:00

Chicago PMI

Aug

57.0

57.9

Aug 31

10:00

Factory Orders

Jul

0.5%

1.2%

Aug 31

10:00

Help-Wanted Index

Jul

33

33

Sep 01

00:00

Auto Sales

Aug

5.4M

5.6M

Sep 01

00:00

Truck Sales

Aug

7.3M

7.6M

Sep 01

08:30

Average Workweek

Aug

33.9

33.9

Sep 01

08:30

Hourly Earnings

Aug

0.3%

0.4%

Sep 01

08:30

Nonfarm Payrolls

Aug

125K

113K

Sep 01

08:30

Unemployment Rate

Aug

4.7%

4.8%

Sep 01

09:50

Mich Sentiment-Rev.

Aug

79.5

78.7

Sep 01

10:00

Construction Spending

Jul

0.0%

0.3%

Sep 01

10:00

ISM Index

Aug

55.0

54.7