ALL TIMES EDT/GMT
TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week bills, 1 p.m. (1700 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
Federal Reserve issues results of its 84-day, $150 billion TAF auction, 10 a.m. (1400 GMT).
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern speaks on financial conditions and the economic outlook before the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, Willmar, Minnesota, 1:15 p.m. (1715 GMT).
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
ICSC/Goldman Sachs release chain store sales for the week ended May 16 versus the prior week, 7:45 a.m. (1145 GMT). In the previous week, sales rose 0.3 percent.
Commerce Department releases housing starts and permits for April, 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a rise to a 520,000 annualized rate from 510,000 in March, and a total of 530,00 permits compared with 516,000 in the prior month.
Redbook releases its Retail Sales Index of department and chain store sales for May versus April, 8:55 a.m. (1255 GMT). In the prior period, sales rose 0.1 percent.
ABC News releases its consumer comfort index for the week ended May 17. Economists in a Reuters survey expect a reading of -41 versus -42 in the previous week.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4-week bills, 1 p.m. (1700 GMT).
FEDERAL RESERVE:
Federal Reserve issues results of its 84-day, $150 billion TAF auction, 10 a.m. (1400 GMT).
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern speaks on financial conditions and the economic outlook before the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, Willmar, Minnesota, 1:15 p.m. (1715 GMT).
ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
ICSC/Goldman Sachs release chain store sales for the week ended May 16 versus the prior week, 7:45 a.m. (1145 GMT). In the previous week, sales rose 0.3 percent.
Commerce Department releases housing starts and permits for April, 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a rise to a 520,000 annualized rate from 510,000 in March, and a total of 530,00 permits compared with 516,000 in the prior month.
Redbook releases its Retail Sales Index of department and chain store sales for May versus April, 8:55 a.m. (1255 GMT). In the prior period, sales rose 0.1 percent.
ABC News releases its consumer comfort index for the week ended May 17. Economists in a Reuters survey expect a reading of -41 versus -42 in the previous week.
Keywords: DIARY USTREASURIES (U.S. Treasury Desk; +1-646-223-6300) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.