HALISTER1: U.S. ECO PREVIEW: CPI, Retail Sales, Empire Due in 5 Minutes

U.S. ECO PREVIEW: CPI, Retail Sales, Empire Due in 5 Minutes

(Bloomberg) -- Following are forecasts for today’s U.S. economic releases as compiled by Bloomberg News:
  • Empire 15; range 4.7 to 30 (42 estimates)
  • Retail sales 0.1% m/m; range -0.3% to 0.5% (76 estimates)
  • Retail ex-autos 0.1% m/m; range -0.3% to 0.7% (66 estimates)
  • Retail ex-auto/gas 0.2% m/m; range -0.2% to 0.4% (23 estimates)
  • Retail control 0.2% m/m; range -0.3% to 0.5% (26 estimates)
    • "Sustained pickup remains unlikely unless household- income gains improve": Bloomberg Intelligence
    • January sales topped forecasts, rising 0.4 percent amid broad-based gains
  • CPI 0% m/m; range -0.1% to 0.2% (81 estimates)
  • Core CPI 0.2% m/m; range 0.1% to 0.2% (77 estimates)
  • CPI 2.7% y/y; range 2.2% to 2.8% (43 estimates)
  • CORE CPI 2.2% y/y; range 2.1% to 2.8% (43 estimates)
  • Core CPI Index SA 251.154; range 251.063 to 251.23 (4 estimates)
  • CPI Index NSA 243.416; range 243.199 to 243.552 (13 estimates)
    • Recent price data suggest Fed officials "should soon achieve their inflation objectives": Bloomberg Intelligence
    • In Jan., CPI rose 0.6%, most since February 2013

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