As traders approach another pivotal day for financial markets, a series of crucial economic data releases likely to influence market dynamics are expected on Friday, January 17, 2025. The focus will be on building permits , offering insight into the health of the real estate sector and broader economic trends.
Major economic events to watch
• 8:30 a.m. ET – Building permits (December): forecast 1,460 M, previous 1,493 M. A key indicator of real estate market demand.
Other important economic events to watch
• 8:30 a.m. ET – Building Permits (MoM) (December): 5.2% previous. Measures the monthly evolution of new building permits issued.
• 8:30 a.m. ET – Housing starts (December): forecast 1,330 M, previous 1,289 M. Indicates new residential construction activity.
• 8:30 a.m. ET – Housing starts (MoM) (December): previous -1.8%. Shows the monthly change in new housing starts.
• 9:15 a.m. ET – Industrial Production (MoM) (December): Forecast 0.3%, previous -0.1%. Measures the evolution of production in the industrial sector.
• 9:15 a.m. ET – Industrial Production (Annual) (December): previous -0.90%. Indicates the annual evolution of industrial production.
• 12:15 p.m. ET – Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q4): Forecast 3.0%, previous 3.0%. Provides real-time GDP growth estimation.
• 1:00 p.m. ET – Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:) Number of American platforms: 480 previous. Indicates activity in the oil drilling industry.
• 1:00 p.m. ET – US Baker Hughes Total (EPA:) Number of rigs: Previous 584. Shows the total number of active rigs.
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC S&P 500 Speculative Positions: Previous -62.2K. Reveals speculative trading sentiment.
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Speculative Positions: Previous 18.8K. Indicates speculative positions in a technology-heavy index.
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Gold Speculative Positions: Previous 254.9K. Shows speculative interest in .
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Speculative Positions: Previous 279.6K. Reflects speculative sentiment in oil markets.
• 4:00 p.m. ET – TIC Long-Term Net Transactions (November): Forecast $159.9 billion, previous $152.3 billion. Measures foreign investment in U.S. securities.
Other economic events to watch
• 9:15 a.m. ET – Manufacturing production (MoM) (December): forecast 0.2%, previous 0.2%. Indicates a change in manufacturing production.
• 9:15 a.m. ET – Capacity utilization rate (December): forecast 77.0%, previous 76.8%. Shows industrial capacity utilization.
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Aluminum Speculative Net Positions: Previous 2.9K. Reflects speculative interest in aluminum futures.
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Copper speculative positions: 4.3K previous. Shows speculative sentiment in the markets.
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Silver Speculative Positions: Previous 40.9K. Indicates speculative interest in .
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Natural Gas Speculative Positions: Previous -104.8K. Reflects speculative positions in .
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Speculative Wheat Positions: Previous -79.5K. Shows speculative interest in wheat futures.
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Speculative Positions: Previous 319.8K. Indicates speculative positions in corn markets.
• 3:30 p.m. ET – CFTC Soybean Speculative Positions: Previous -50.0K. Reflects speculative interest in soybean futures.
• 4:00 p.m. ET – TIC long-term net transactions including swaps (November): Previous $152.30 billion. Measures foreign investments, including swaps.
• 4:00 p.m. ET – Overall net capital flow (November): Previous $203.60 billion. Shows net international capital flows.
• 4:00 p.m. ET – Foreign purchases, Treasury bonds (November): Previous $92.10 billion. Indicates foreign purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds.
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