09/01/08 Market Influence & History
DJIA week beginning:
07/16 -55, 07/23 -594, 07/30 -83, 08/06 +59; 08/13 -160 (5 week loss -833)
08/20 +300, 08/27 -22, 09/03 -244, 09/10 +329, 09/17 +377 (5 week gain +740)
09/24 +77, 10/01 +171, 10/08 +27, 10/15 -572, 10/22 +293 (5 week loss -4)
10/29 -212, 11/05 -553, 11/12 +127, 11/19 -196, 11/26 +391 (5 weekloss -443)
12/03 +254, 12/10 -286, 12/17 +109, 12/24 -85 12/31 -566, (5 week loss -574)
01/07 -193, 01/14 -507, 01/21 +108; 01/28 +537; 02/04 -561 (5 week loss -616)
02/11 +166, 02/18 +33, 02/25 -115, 03/03 -370, 03/10 +56 (5 week loss -230)
03/17 +410; 03/24 -145; 03/31 +396; 04/07 -255; 04/14 +524 (5 week gain +930)
04/21 +43; 04/28 +166; 05/05 -312; 05/12 +240; 05/19 -496 (5 week loss -358)
05/26 +159; 06/02 -429; 06/09 +96; 06/16 -464; 06/23 -497 (5 week loss -1136)
06/30 -59; 07/07 -188; 07/14 +396; 07/21 -126; 07/28 -46 (5 week loss -23)
08/04 +408; 08/11 -75; 08/18 -31; 08/25 -88 (4 week gain +214) since 09/19/05 DJIA +980
Looking ahead at potential market influences:
Date Event Period Est. Prior
Sep 1 Labor Day Markets Closed
Sep 2 Construction Spending Jul - -0.3% -0.4% -
Sep 2 ISM Index Aug - 50.2 50.0 -
Sep 3 Auto Sales Aug - 4.8M 4.4M -
Sep 3 Truck Sales Aug - 4.8M 4.6M -
Sep 3 Factory Orders Jul - 1.0% 1.7% -
Sep 3 Fed's Beige Book - - - - -
Sep 3 Bank of Canada Rate Announcement
Sep 4 BOE & ECB Rate Announcement
Sep 4 ADP Employment Aug - - 9K -
Sep 4 Initial Claims 08/30 - 415K 425K -
Sep 4 Productivity-Rev. Q2 - NA 2.2% -
Sep 4 ISM Services Aug - 50.0 49.5 -
Sep 4 Crude Inventories 08/30 - NA -177K -
Sep 5 Nonfarm Payrolls Aug - -60K -51K -
Sep 5 Unemployment Rate Aug - 5.7% 5.7% -
Quarterly Reporting
Sep 1 Vivendi
Sep 3 H&R Block, Hovnanian, Staples
Sep 4 Toll Brothers
Sep 5 National Semiconductor
07/16 -55, 07/23 -594, 07/30 -83, 08/06 +59; 08/13 -160 (5 week loss -833)
08/20 +300, 08/27 -22, 09/03 -244, 09/10 +329, 09/17 +377 (5 week gain +740)
09/24 +77, 10/01 +171, 10/08 +27, 10/15 -572, 10/22 +293 (5 week loss -4)
10/29 -212, 11/05 -553, 11/12 +127, 11/19 -196, 11/26 +391 (5 weekloss -443)
12/03 +254, 12/10 -286, 12/17 +109, 12/24 -85 12/31 -566, (5 week loss -574)
01/07 -193, 01/14 -507, 01/21 +108; 01/28 +537; 02/04 -561 (5 week loss -616)
02/11 +166, 02/18 +33, 02/25 -115, 03/03 -370, 03/10 +56 (5 week loss -230)
03/17 +410; 03/24 -145; 03/31 +396; 04/07 -255; 04/14 +524 (5 week gain +930)
04/21 +43; 04/28 +166; 05/05 -312; 05/12 +240; 05/19 -496 (5 week loss -358)
05/26 +159; 06/02 -429; 06/09 +96; 06/16 -464; 06/23 -497 (5 week loss -1136)
06/30 -59; 07/07 -188; 07/14 +396; 07/21 -126; 07/28 -46 (5 week loss -23)
08/04 +408; 08/11 -75; 08/18 -31; 08/25 -88 (4 week gain +214) since 09/19/05 DJIA +980
Looking ahead at potential market influences:
Date Event Period Est. Prior
Sep 1 Labor Day Markets Closed
Sep 2 Construction Spending Jul - -0.3% -0.4% -
Sep 2 ISM Index Aug - 50.2 50.0 -
Sep 3 Auto Sales Aug - 4.8M 4.4M -
Sep 3 Truck Sales Aug - 4.8M 4.6M -
Sep 3 Factory Orders Jul - 1.0% 1.7% -
Sep 3 Fed's Beige Book - - - - -
Sep 3 Bank of Canada Rate Announcement
Sep 4 BOE & ECB Rate Announcement
Sep 4 ADP Employment Aug - - 9K -
Sep 4 Initial Claims 08/30 - 415K 425K -
Sep 4 Productivity-Rev. Q2 - NA 2.2% -
Sep 4 ISM Services Aug - 50.0 49.5 -
Sep 4 Crude Inventories 08/30 - NA -177K -
Sep 5 Nonfarm Payrolls Aug - -60K -51K -
Sep 5 Unemployment Rate Aug - 5.7% 5.7% -
Quarterly Reporting
Sep 1 Vivendi
Sep 3 H&R Block, Hovnanian, Staples
Sep 4 Toll Brothers
Sep 5 National Semiconductor
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