What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

ForkLibertarian · 2026-04-03T08:58:04+00:00

The essay outlines key economic releases scheduled for the upcoming week, including surveys on manufacturing, consumer confidence, employment, retail sales, and company earnings like Nike and Tilray.

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2026-04-03 08:58:04

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Economic Releases Scheduled for the Coming Week

Tuesday, March 31

March Chicago PMI: FactSet consensus 54.8 vs. 57.7 in February
March Consumer Confidence Survey: FactSet consensus 88.8 vs. 91.2 in February
February Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey: FactSet consensus 6,691K vs. 6,946K in January

Wednesday, April 1

March ADP Employment Survey: FactSet consensus 37K vs. 63K in February
February Retail Sales (month to month): FactSet consensus 0.45% vs. -0.20% in January
January Business Inventories (month to month): FactSet consensus N/A vs. 0.1% in December
March ISM Manufacturing: FactSet consensus 52.6 vs. 52.4 in February

Thursday, April 2

Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims report for the week ended March 28: FactSet consensus N/A vs. 210K for the week ended March 21

Friday, April 3

Markets closed in observance of Good Friday
March Employment Situation Report
- Nonfarm Payrolls: FactSet consensus 57K vs. -92K in February
- Unemployment Rate: FactSet consensus 4.4% vs. 4.4% in February
- Average Workweek: FactSet consensus 34.3 vs. 34.3 in February
- Hourly Earnings (month to month): FactSet consensus 0.4% vs. 0.4% in February

Company Earnings

Tuesday, March 31: Nike NKE
Wednesday, April 1: Tilray Brands TLRY

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