What’s Happening In the Markets This Week

ForkLibertarian · 2026-03-03T12:58:55+00:00

The essay outlines the scheduled economic releases for the week of March 2, including reports on manufacturing, employment, and consumer credit, as well as company earnings from Broadcom and Costco.

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2026-03-03 12:58:55

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Economic Releases Scheduled for the Coming Week

Monday, March 2

February ISM Manufacturing — FactSet consensus 52.3 vs. 52.6 in January

Wednesday, March 4

February ADP Employment Survey — FactSet consensus 55K vs. 22K in January
February ISM Services PMI — FactSet consensus 54.0 vs. 53.8 in January
Federal Reserve Beige Book

Thursday, March 5

Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims report for the week ended Feb. 28 — FactSet consensus N/A vs. 212K for the week ended Feb. 21

Friday, March 6

February Employment Situation Report
- Nonfarm Payrolls — FactSet consensus 60K vs. 130K in January
- Unemployment Rate — FactSet consensus 4.3% vs. 4.3% in January
- Average Workweek — FactSet consensus 34.3 vs. 34.3 in January
- Hourly Earnings (month to month) — FactSet consensus 0.3 vs. 0.4 in January
January Consumer Credit — FactSet consensus N/A vs. 24B in December
December Business Inventories (month to month) — FactSet consensus N/A vs. 0.1% in November
January Retail Sales (month to month) — FactSet consensus 0.3% vs. 0.0% in December

Company Earnings

Wednesday, March 4: Broadcom AVGO
Thursday, March 5: Costco COST

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