What’s Happening In the Markets This Week

ForkLibertarian · 2026-03-24T13:25:45+00:00

The essay outlines key economic releases and company earnings scheduled for the week of March 16. It highlights important indicators such as industrial production, PPI, and unemployment claims, along with upcoming earnings from Lululemon and Macy's.

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2026-03-24 13:25:45

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Economic Releases Scheduled for the Coming Week

Monday, March 16

February Capacity Utilization—FactSet Consensus N/A vs. 76.2% in January
February Industrial Production (month to month)—FactSet Consensus 0.2% vs. 0.1% in January

Wednesday, March 18

February Producer Price Index report
- PPI (month to month)—FactSet Consensus 0.3% vs. 0.5% in January
- Core PPI (month to month)—FactSet Consensus 0.3% vs. 0.8% in January
- PPI (year over year)—FactSet Consensus N/A vs. 2.9% in January
- Core PPI (year over year)—FactSet Consensus N/A vs. 3.6% in January
March Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates.

Thursday, March 19

Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims report for the week ended March 14—FactSet Consensus 215,000 vs.745,000 for the week ended March 7
March Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Index—FactSet Consensus 5.3 vs. 16.3 in February
January New Home Sales (seasonally adjusted annual rate)—FactSet Consensus 707,500 vs. 745,000 in December

Company Earnings

Tuesday, March 17: Lululemon Athletica LULU
Wednesday, March 18: Macy’s M

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