U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

Dow Jones
05 May
All dates are in ET Time. 
 
Monday, May 5, 2025                                          Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0945/1345  Apr      US Services PMI 
                       PMI, Services                         51.0       54.4 
1000/1400  Apr      ISM Report On Business Services PMI 
                       Services PMI                          50.4       50.8 
                       Business Activity Idx                            55.9 
                       Prices Idx                                       60.9 
                       Employment Idx                                   46.2 
                       New Orders Idx                                   50.4 
1000/1400  Apr      Employment Trends Index 
                       ETI                                              109.03 
                       ETI, Y/Y% 
 
Tuesday, May 6, 2025                                         Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Mar      U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services 
                       Trade Balance $(USD)$                   -136.0B    -122.66B 
                       Exports $(USD.AU)$                                    278.46B 
                       Exports, M/M%                                    +2.9% 
                       Imports (USD)                                    401.12B 
                       Imports, M/M%                                    +0.0% 
0855/1255  05/03    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y%                       +6.7% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y%                                  +6.1% 
1000/1400           U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies at House 
                    Appropriations Committee hearing 
1000/1400  May      RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 
                       Economic Optimism Idx                            49.1 
                       6-Mo Economic Outlook                            45.0 
1000/1400           SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting 
1100/1500  Apr      Global Services PMI 
                       PMI, Services                                    52.7 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
  N/A               U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting 
 
Wednesday, May 7, 2025                                       Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0700/1100  05/02    MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey 
                       Composite Idx                                    223.7 
                       Composite Idx, W/W%                              -4.2% 
                       Purchase Idx-SA                                  146.6 
                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W%                            -4.4% 
                       Refinance Idx                                    649 
                       Refinance Idx, W/W%                              -3.7% 
1000/1400           U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent testifies to 
                    House Financial Services Committee hearing on international 
                    finance system 
1000/1400  Apr      Online Help Wanted Index 
1030/1430  05/02    EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl)                           440.408M 
                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                  -2.696M 
                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl)                            225.54M 
                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                   -4.003M 
                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl)                          107.815M 
                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                 +0.937M 
                       Refinery Usage                                   88.6% 
                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day)                    19.154M 
                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg                     -1.721M 
                       (Bbl/day) 
1400/1800           U.S. interest rate decision 
                       Federal Funds Rate 
                       Federal Funds Rate Change (Pts) 
                       Fed Funds Rate-Range High                        4.50 
                       Fed Funds Rate-Range Low                         4.25 
                       FOMC Vote For Action                             11 
                       FOMC Vote Against Action                         1 
                       Discount Rate                                    4.50 
                       Discount Rate Change (Pts)                       +0 
                       Discount Rate-Range High 
                       Discount Rate-Range Low 
1500/1900  Mar      Consumer Credit 
                       Consumer Credit Net Chg (USD)         +11.0B     -0.8B 
 
Thursday, May 8, 2025                                        Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230           U.S. Weekly Export Sales 
0830/1230  05/03    Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims 
                       Jobless Claims                        230K       241K 
                       Jobless Claims, Net Chg                          +18K 
                       Continuing Claims                                1916000 
                       Continuing Claims, Net Chg                       +83K 
0830/1230  Q1       Preliminary Productivity and Costs 
                       Non-Farm Productivity, Q/Q%           -0.5%      +1.2% 
                       Unit Labor Costs                      +5.2%      +3.0% 
1000/1400  Mar      Monthly Wholesale Trade 
                       Inventories, M/M%                     +0.5%      +0.3% 
1030/1430  05/02    EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report 
                       Working Gas In Storage (Cbf)                     2041B 
                       Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg                  +107B 
                       (Cbf) 
1200/1600  Apr      Monthly U.S. Retail Chain Store Sales Index 
1230/1630           U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 
1630/2030           Foreign Central Bank Holdings 
1630/2030           Federal Discount Window Borrowings 
 
Friday, May 9, 2025                                          Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
1000/1400           Fed Listens: Perspectives from the Midwest event with Federal 
                    Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee 
 
Monday, May 12, 2025                                         Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
1200/1600           World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) 
                       Corn, End Stocks (Bushels) 
                       Soybeans, End Stocks (Bushels) 
                       Wheat, End Stocks (Bushels) 
                       Cotton, End Stocks (Bales) 
1300/1700           SEC Crypto Task Force roundtable 
1400/1800  Apr      Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the 
                    U.S. Government 
 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025                                        Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0600/1000  Apr      NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism 
                       Small Business Idx                               97.4 
0830/1230  Apr      CPI 
                       CPI, M/M%                                        -0.1% 
                       Core CPI, M/M%                                   +0.1% 
                       Energy Idx, M/M%                                 -2.4% 
                       Food Idx, M/M%                                   +0.4% 
                       Real Avg Wkly Pay-Infla Adj, M/M%                +0.3% 
                       CPI, Y/Y%                                        +2.4% 
                       Core Annual, Y/Y%                                +2.8% 
0830/1230  Apr      Real Earnings 
0855/1255           Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y% 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
 
 

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May 05, 2025 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)

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