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An Occupy Wall Street activist with an American flag blindfold holds a copy of the U.S. Constitution during demonstrations on the one-year anniversary of the movement in New York, September 17, 2012.
Fortunately, one key economic report is published by the private sector.
Here's a preview of today's scheduled data releases via Calculated Risk:
• DELAYED: Retail sales for September. The consensus is for retail sales to be unchanged in September, and to increase 0.4% ex-autos.
• DELAYED: Producer Price Index for September. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in producer prices (0.1% increase in core).
• At 9:55 AM ET, the Reuter's/University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index (preliminary for October). The consensus is for a reading of 75.0, down from 77.5 in September. Other sentiment indicators have shown a sharp decline.
• DELAYED: Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales (business inventories) report for August. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in inventories.