Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday

Data on housing starts and permits for January will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect a 1.708 million annual rate for January starts, while permits are seen at 1.760 million.
Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Jobless claims are expected to rise slightly to 224,000 for the February 12 week from 223,000 in the previous week.
The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index for February is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. After bouncing higher by around 8 points to 23.2 in January, February's reading is expected to decline to 19.7.
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is scheduled for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard is set to speak at 11:00 a.m. ET.
The Treasury is set to auction 4-and 8-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester will speak at 5:00 p.m. ET.