Thursday:

• At 8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 206 thousand initial claims, up from 196 thousand the previous week.



• At 8:30 AM: Retail sales for March is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for 0.8% increase in retail sales.



• At 8:30 AM: the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for April. The consensus is for a reading of 10.2, down from 13.7.