Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday

• Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Jobless claims are projected to decline to 700,000 for the March 13 week from 712,000 in the prior week.
• The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index for March is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. The index is expected to rise slightly to 24 in March from 23.1 in February.
• The index of leading economic indicators for February is scheduled for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. The index is likely to increase 0.3% in February versus January's 0.5% rise.
• The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is scheduled for release at 10:30 p.m. ET.
• The Treasury is set to auction 4-and 8-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Check out the full economic calendar here