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Housing starts and permits for October will be released at 8:30 am ET, followed by e-commerce retail sales for Q3 and the Census Bureau services survey for Q3 at 10 am ET. The Baker Hughes North American rig count for the week ended Nov. 17 will be released at 1 pm ET.
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Economic Data Scheduled For Friday
Data on retail sales for September will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Retail sales, which increased 0.7% in August, are expected to decline 0.1% in September.
The Empire State manufacturing index for September is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect the index dropping to 25 in October from 34.3 in September.
Data in import and export prices for September will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. After declining 0.3% in August, import prices are expected to increase 0.6% in September. Export prices are seen increasing 0.5% during the month.
Data on business inventories for August will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Business inventories in August are projected to increase 0.7% following July's 0.5% growth.
The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for October is scheduled for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. Consumer sentiment is expected to rise to 74.0 in October, compared with September's 72.8 reading.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard is set to speak at 11:45 a.m. ET.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams will speak at 12:20 p.m. ET.
The Baker Hughes North American rig count report for the latest week will be released at 1:00 p.m. ET.