TUESDAY, March 26

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases durable goods for February, 8:30 a.m.; Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for January, 9:00 a.m.; Commerce Department releases new home sales for February, 10:00 a.m.; Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for March, 10:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, March 27

WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for February, 10:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, March 28

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases fourth-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10:00 a.m.

BERLIN - Germany releases March unemployment figures.

FRIDAY, March 29

U.S. stock markets closed for Good Friday.

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for February, 8:30 a.m.