REAL ESTATE NEWS
WEEK AHEAD
Investors to focus on US economic data, key earnings, Middle East tensions
Stock market investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will focus on US economic data, including retail sales and industrial production reports and quarterly earnings reports from major companies such as Netflix, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Abbott Laboratories. Investors will also be closely watching the escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East after Iran attacked Israel. An Israeli military spokesman said the country is prepared to do “whatever is necessary" in its defense.

DATA DECK FOR Apr 15 - Apr 19
DATE REPORT IMPACT FORECAST PREVIOUS
Apr 15 Core Retail Sales m/m High 0.5% 0.3%
Apr 15 Empire State Manufacturing Index High -5.2 -20.9
Apr 15 Retail Sales m/m High 0.4% 0.6%
Apr 15 Business Inventories m/m Low 0.3% 0.0%
Apr 15 NAHB Housing Market Index Low 51 51
Apr 16 Building Permits Medium 1.51M 1.52M
Apr 16 Housing Starts Low 1.48M 1.52M
Apr 16 Industrial Production m/m Medium 0.4% 0.1%
Apr 16 Capacity Utilization Rate Low 78.5% 78.3%
Apr 17 Crude Oil Inventories Low 5.8M
Apr 17 TIC Long-Term Purchases Low 40.2B 36.1B
Apr 18 Unemployment Claims High 214K 211K
Apr 18 Philly Fed Manufacturing Index Medium 0.8 3.2
Apr 18 Existing Home Sales Medium 4.20M 4.38M
Apr 18 CB Leading Index m/m Low -0.1% 0.1%
Apr 18 Natural Gas Storage Low 24B
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