Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month:
All times are Eastern.
TUESDAY, April 2
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for February, 10 a.m.
THURSDAY, April 4
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly report on unemployment benefits, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, noon.
FRIDAY, April 5
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases employment data for March, 8:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY April 10
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for March, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases minutes from March interest-rate meeting.; Treasury releases federal budget for March, 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, April 11
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly report on unemployment benefits, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for March, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, noon.
MONDAY, April 15
WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department releases retail sales data for March, 8:30 a.m.
THURSDAY, April 18
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly report on unemployment benefits, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for March, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, noon.
THURSDAY, April 25
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly report on unemployment benefits, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, noon.; Commerce Department releases first-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.
FRIDAY, April 26
WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department releases personal consumption and expenditures for March, 8:30 a.m.
TUESDAY, April 30
WASHINGTON -- The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for April, 10 a.m.
