The week ahead: KC Fed’s Esther George will speak Thursday at KCK event

MONDAY: Housing market index; Treasury securities auction.

TUESDAY: Consumer price index; housing starts; earnings from Home Depot.

WEDNESDAY: Minutes from latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting; mortgage applications.

THURSDAY: Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, speaks at the Fairfax Industrial Association luncheon in Kansas City, Kan.; initial jobless claims; leading economic indicators; Bloomberg consumer comfort index; earnings from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Wal-Mart.

FRIDAY: Existing home sales; earnings from Campbell Soup, Deere.

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This story was originally published May 13, 2016 at 10:56 AM with the headline "The week ahead: KC Fed’s Esther George will speak Thursday at KCK event."