Time | Indicator/Event | Comment |
---|---|---|
08:30 | Retail sales | Sharp rebound expected in February |
08:30 | Empire State mfg | May give back some of last month's improvement |
10:00 | Business inventories | Mild increase expected in January |
10:00 | NAHB index | Steady at a low level this month |
11:00 | Treasury buyback announcement (liq support) | Nominal coupons 7Y to 10Y |
11:30 | 13- and 26-wk bill auction | $76 billion and $68 billion respectively |
Economic Indicator Preview for Monday, March 17, 2025
The February retail sales report will be released at 8:30 this morning, and the March NAHB housing market index will follow at 10:00.
Treasury Highlights for Monday, March 17, 2025
There’s a lot to cover this week. We don’t expect any material changes in the Fed’s baseline policy outlook, but we’ll be on the lookout for hints about how it would respond if risks to its growth and price stability objectives come into conflict. With respect to the balance sheet, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Fed might slow the pace of runoffs this week, but we think a strong case can be made for waiting at least one more meeting to decide whether a temporary adjustment is actually necessary. Separately, the Treasury’s debt ceiling letter to Congress on Friday afternoon effectively took the risk of a Q2 X-date deadline off the table. And, despite our recent uninspiring track record on cash management bill forecasts, we’re going to try again. We now expect the next off-cycle CMB to be issued in the first week of April.