U.S. stocks edged lower on Wednesday despite a slight rise in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares.
Let’s have a look at the major economic events scheduled for today.
- The Challenger job-cut report for September is scheduled for release at 7:30 a.m. ET.
- Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Jobless claims are projected to come in at 203,000 for the October 1 week compared to 193,000 in the previous week.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester is set to speak at 8:50 a.m. ET.
- The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is scheduled for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
- The Treasury is set to auction 4-and 8-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
- Federal Reserve board governor Lisa Cook is set to speak at 1:00 p.m. ET.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans will speak at 1:00 p.m. ET.
- Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller is set to speak at 5:00 p.m. ET.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester will speak at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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