Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday

The Challenger job-cut report for October is scheduled for release at 7:30 a.m. ET.
International trade report for September will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect a deficit of $76.1 billion for total goods and services trade in September compared with a $73.3 billion deficit in the prior month.
Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect jobless claims dropping to 277,000 for the October 30 week from 281,000 in the previous week.
Data on nonfarm productivity and unit labor costs for the third quarter will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Nonfarm productivity is expected to drop at a 1.5% annual rate in the third quarter following a 2.1% growth in the second quarter. Unit labor costs are likely to increase to a 5.3% rate.
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage will be released 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 Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles will speak at 1:50 p.m. ET.