The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Jul 18 212K (18) 208K
1100 Kansas City Fed Mfg Svy Jul 12.5 (3) 11
Composite Index
Friday 0945 S&P Flash U.S. Mfg PMI Jul 54.4 (10) 53.9*
0945 S&P Flash U.S. Svcs PMI Jul 51.5 (8) 51.2*
1000 New Home Sales Jun 606K (20) 580K
-- percent change Jun +4.5% -7.3%
*End-June Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Tim Merle at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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