Economic Calendar - Week of 11/16/09 to 11/20/09

We would like to provide a concise overview of the economic releases which are on the agenda for this week. It is important for investors of all types to be aware of the fundamental conditions of the economy, especially if you are deciding to make any investments close to the time of a major economic news release.

This awareness you must have about the economic news release calendar becomes greater the more active you are in investing, because when economic health conditions are released there is often a large spike, or movement in the markets. Due to this spike, which is often market noise, it is important for you to be aware of the dates of major releases. When you are aware of these releases you can avoid large price shocks that can occur in asset classes around the release time of important economic figures.

Here is a summary of the United States, moderate to major ranking, economic releases for this coming week:

November, 17 Tuesday:

1. US Producer Prices (Expected to DROP by -1.7% for the month of October YoY) - Measures changes in the selling prices producers charge for goods and services, and well as tracks how prices feed through the production process  
2. US Net Long-Term TIC Flows (Expected to be $30Billion for the month of September) - Measures Capital Flow into U.S. Denominated Assets and summarizes the flow of stocks, bonds, and money market funds to and from the United States . The headline figure is the difference in value between American purchases of foreign securities and foreign purchases of American securities, expressed in millions of dollars.
3. US Industrial Production (Expected to RISE .4% for the month of October) - Measures changes in the volume of output produced by the manufacturing, mining, and utility sectors.

November 18, Wednesday:

1. US Consumer Prices (Expected to drop -0.3% for the month of October) - CPI assesses changes in the cost of living by measuring changes consumer pay for a set of items. CPI serves as the headline figure for inflation. 
2. US Housing Starts - (Expected to be 600,000 for the month of October) -Gauges the number of new houses built in the United States. Housing Starts are one of the earliest indicators of the housing market, only trailing Building Permits in timeliness.

November 19, Thursday:

*Only minor ranking releases, which have very little or no effect at all on the markets.

November 20, Friday: 

*No US economic releases for this day, and very minor Japan and European Union releases.