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Retail Reckoning: Economic First Look

By Michael McDonough

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 The coming week will bring important news on the consumer and manufacturing, plus speeches by Federal Reserve officials and some important earnings stragglers. On the economic front, October's retail sales -- scheduled for release on Monday -- should steal the show. Also important, however, will be October industrial production data, which are on Wednesday's docket. Other indicators to watch include the Empire State manufacturing survey and business inventories on Monday, the producer price index on Tuesday, the consumer price index and housing starts on Wednesday and jobless claims and leading economic indicators on Thursday. As for earnings, we'll hear from Home Depot, Lowes, Dell, General Motors, Gap and Target. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide the most critical "Fed chatter," with a speech scheduled to the Economic Club of New York. Some observers believe it could have implications for the dollar. Here is the coming week's detailed U.S. calendar: Monday,...

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