This Week’s Datebook
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Today
* Commerce Department reports on retail sales for May and the trade deficit for April.
* Treasury bill auction.
* House Ways and Means Committee completes work on corporate tax bill.
Tuesday
* Labor Department reports on the consumer price index for May.
* Commerce Department reports on business inventories for April.
* The University of Michigan issues its forecast on consumer confidence for June.
* Senate Banking Committee holds hearings on the renomination of Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
* House Financial Services Committee completes work on a stock option bill.
* Senate Energy Committee holds a hearing on oil and gas prices.
Wednesday
* Senate Commerce Committee holds a hearing on telecom regulation.
* Commerce Department reports on housing starts for May.
* Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for May and the “beige book” survey of regional economic conditions.
Thursday
* President Bush addresses the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
* Labor Department reports on weekly unemployment claims.
* Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.
* The Conference Board releases its index of leading economic indicators for May.
Friday
* Commerce Department reports on the current account for the first quarter.
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