Few data reports are likely to be market movers in the March 25 week. Some of the data will close out early looks at conditions for the manufacturing and service sectors in the first quarter 2024. Some will take the temperature of consumers’ optimism – or pessimism – for March and hint at whether consumer spending could support growth in the first quarter. Some will only provide data for February for an incomplete picture of the housing sector in the first quarter. GDP data set for release at 8:30 ET on Thursday will be the third and final estimate of growth for the fourth quarter 2024. We won’t get the advance ... (full story)