Mon. May 2, 10:00 a.m. ET April Institute of Supply Mgmt. Manufacturing Index 59.9 vs. last 61.2
Tues. May 3, 10:00 a.m. ET March Factory Orders +1.8% vs. last 0.1%
Wed. May 4, 10:00 a.m. ET April Institute of Supply Mgmt. Service Sector Index 57.4 vs. last 57.3
Thurs. May 5, 8:30 a.m. ET 1st Estimate Q1 Productivity & Unit Labor Cost +1.0% vs. last 2.6% +0.8% vs. last -0.6%
Thurs. May 5, 8:30 a.m. ET Initial jobless claims for the week ended 4/28 Down 19,000 to 410,000
(Until the total number of first-time claims for jobless benefits falls below 400,000 on a week-over-week basis -- this data will tend to support steady mortgage interest rates.)
Fri. May 6, 8:30 a.m. ET April Nonfarm Payrolls Jobless Rate Avg. hourly earnings +189,000 8.8% vs. last 8.8% +0.2% vs. last 0.0%
