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Data on Deck: Unemployment/ CPI

• MONDAY, FEB. 9 Speakers

• TUESDAY, FEB. 10 Retail Sales

• WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 Unemployment

• THURSDAY, FEB. 12 Home Sales

• FRIDAY, FEB. 13 CPI¹

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• MONDAY, FEB. 910:50 amAtlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic speaks1:30 pmFed governor Christopher Waller speaks2:30 pmFed governor Stephen Miran speaks5:00 pmFed governor Stephen Miran podcast interview

• TUESDAY, FEB. 106:00 amNFIB optimism indexDec.99.58:30 amEmployment cost indexQ40.8%8:30 amImport price index (delayed report)Dec.0.4%8:30 amImport price index minus fuelDec.0.6%8:30 amU.S. retail sales (delayed report)Dec.0.6%8:30 amRetail sales minus autosDec.0.5%10:00 amBusiness inventories (delayed report)Nov.0.3%12:00 pmCleveland Fed President Beth Hammack speaks1:00 pmDallas Fed President Lorie Logan speaks

• WEDNESDAY, FEB. 118:30 amU.S. employment reportJan.60,00050,0008:30 amU.S. unemployment rateJan.4.4%4.4%8:30 amU.S. hourly wagesJan.0.3%0.3%8:30 amHourly wages year over year3.7%3.8%2:00 pmMonthly U.S. federal budget

• THURSDAY, FEB. 128:30 amInitial jobless claimsFeb. 710:00 amExisting home salesJan.4.35 million7:05 pmFed governor Stephen Miran speaks

• FRIDAY, FEB. 138:30 amConsumer price indexJan.0.3%8:30 amCPI year over yearJan.2.7%8:30 amCore CPI0.2%8:30 amCore CPI year over year2.6%

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