The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. 
The FOMC statement is scheduled for Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, followed by a press conference with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at 2:30 p.m. ET. 
 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                       PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
Tuesday   0830  Housing Starts                 Aug        1.43M   (22)  1.452M 
                  -- percent change            Aug       -1.5%         +3.9% 
          0830  Building Permits               Aug        1.45M   (15)  1.442M 
                  -- percent change            Aug       +0.6%         +0.1% 
Thursday  0830  Jobless Claims                 Sep 16     225K    (16)  220K 
          0830  Current Account Balance        2Q       -$222.5B  (11)-$219.3B 
          0830  Phila Fed Mfg Svy              Sep        0.0     (15)  12 
          1000  Existing Home Sales            Aug        4.10M   (22)  4.07M 
                  -- percent change            Aug       +0.7%         -2.2% 
          1000  Leading Index                  Aug       -0.5%    (15) -0.4% 
Friday    0945  S&P Global Flash U.S. Mfg PMI  Sep        48.2    (10)  47.9* 
          0945  S&P Global Flash U.S. Svcs PMI Sep        50.7    (9)   50.5* 
 
*End-Aug Reading 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com 

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September 18, 2023 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)