Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday

Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker is set to speak at 8:00 a.m. ET.
Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect jobless claims declining to 205,000 for the January 8 week from 207,000 in the previous week.
The Producer Price Index for December will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Producer prices are expected to increase 0.4% in December following a 0.8% rise in the previous month.
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard will speak at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is scheduled for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Treasury is set to auction 4-and 8-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin is set to speak at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans will speak at 1:00 p.m. ET.
The Treasury will auction 30-year bonds at 1:00 p.m. ET.