U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

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Monday, July 27, 2026                                        Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Jun      Advance Report on Durable Goods 
                       Durable Goods-SA, M/M%                +2.1%      -4.5% 
                       Dur Goods, Ex-Defense, M/M%                      -4.6% 
                       Dur Goods, Ex-Transport, M/M%                    +1.3% 
                       Orders: Cap Gds, Non-Def, Ex-Air,                +1.6% 
                       M/M% 
                       Shipmnts: Cap Gds, Non-Def,                      +0.3% 
                       Ex-Air, M/M% 
1030/1430  Jul      Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey 
                       Business Activity                                0.0 
                       Mfg Production Idx                               4.1 
 
Tuesday, July 28, 2026                                       Exp        Prev 
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0830/1230  Jun      Advance Economic Indicators Report 
                       Adv Trade Balance in Goods                       -105.8B 
                       Wholesale Inventories                            +0.3% 
                       Retail Inventories                               +0.6% 
0855/1255  07/25    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y%                       +8.0% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y%                                  +7.8% 
0900/1300  May      U.S. Monthly House Price Index 
0900/1300  May      S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices 
                       10-City Idx, M/M%                                +1.06% 
                       10-City Idx, Y/Y%                                +1.78% 
                       20-City Idx, M/M%                                +1.03% 
                       20-City Idx, Y/Y%                     +1.3%      +1.14% 
                       National Idx, M/M%                               +0.77% 
                       National Idx, Y/Y%                               +0.85% 
1000/1400  Jul      Consumer Confidence Index 
                       Cons Conf Idx                         92.5       91.2 
                       Expectation Idx 
                       Present Situation Idx 
1000/1400  Q2       U.S. Housing Vacancies 
1000/1400  Jul      Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey 
                       Mfg Idx                                          4 
                       Shipments Idx                                    3 
1300/1700  Jun      Money Stock Measures 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
  N/A               U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting 
 
Wednesday, July 29, 2026                                     Exp        Prev 
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0700/1100  07/24    MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey 
                       Composite Idx                                    264 
                       Composite Idx, W/W%                              +1.9% 
                       Purchase Idx-SA                                  165.8 
                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W%                            +5.5% 
                       Refinance Idx                                    802.3 
                       Refinance Idx, W/W%                              -2.4% 
1000/1400  Jun      Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment 
1030/1430  07/24    EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl)                           411.675M 
                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                  +2.01M 
                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl)                            211.294M 
                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                   +0.765M 
                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl)                          109.57M 
                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                 +1.395M 
                       Refinery Usage                                   96.1% 
                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day)                    20.519M 
                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg                     +1.042M 
                       (Bbl/day) 
1400/1800           U.S. interest rate decision 
                       Federal Funds Rate 
                       Federal Funds Rate Change (Pts) 
                       Fed Funds Rate-Range High                        3.75 
                       Fed Funds Rate-Range Low                         3.50 
                       FOMC Vote For Action                             12 
                       FOMC Vote Against Action                         0 
                       Discount Rate                                    3.75 
                       Discount Rate Change (Pts)                       +0 
                       Discount Rate-Range High 
                       Discount Rate-Range Low 
 
Thursday, July 30, 2026                                      Exp        Prev 
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0830/1230  07/25    Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims 
                       Jobless Claims                        203K       187K 
                       Jobless Claims, Net Chg                          -22K 
                       Continuing Claims                                1796000 
                       Continuing Claims, Net Chg                       -2K 
0830/1230           U.S. Weekly Export Sales 
0830/1230  Q2       Advance estimate GDP 
                       Real GDP, Q/Q%                        +2.1%      +2.1% 
                       Chain-Weighted Price Idx, Q/Q%        +4.4%      +3.6% 
                       PCE Price Idx, Q/Q%                              +4.6% 
                       Purchase Price Idx, Q/Q%                         +3.6% 
                       Real Final Sales 1st Est, Q/Q%                   +1.7% 
                       Core PCE Price Idx, Q/Q%                         +4.4% 
                       Personal Consumption, Q/Q%                       +0.5% 
0830/1230  Jun      Personal Income and Outlays 
                       Personal Income, M/M%                 +0.4%      +0.7% 
                       Consumer Spending, M/M%               +0.3%      +0.7% 
                       PCE Price Idx, M/M%                   -0.1%      +0.4% 
                       PCE Price Idx, Y/Y%                   +3.7%      +4.1% 
                       PCE Core Price Idx, M/M%              +0.2%      +0.3% 
                       PCE Core Price Idx, Y/Y%              +3.3%      +3.4% 
1030/1430  07/24    EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report 
                       Working Gas In Storage (Cbf)                     3056B 
                       Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg                  +32B 
                       (Cbf) 
1400/1800           U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 
1630/2030           Federal Discount Window Borrowings 
1630/2030           Foreign Central Bank Holdings 
 
Friday, July 31, 2026                                        Exp        Prev 
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0830/1230  Q2       Employment Cost Index 
                       ECI, Q/Q%                             +0.8%      +0.9% 
                       ECI, Y/Y%                                        +3.4% 
0945/1345  Jul      Chicago Business Barometer - ISM-Chicago Business Survey - 
                    Chicago PMI 
                       PMI-Adj                               55.0       56.7 
1000/1400  Jul      University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - final 
                       End-Mo Sentiment Idx                  54.0       49.5 
                       End-Mo Expectations Idx                          50.7 
                       12-Month Inflation Forecast                      4.6% 
                       5-Year Inflation Forecast                        3.3% 
                       End-Mo Current Idx                               47.7 
1500/1900  Jun      Agricultural Prices 
                       Farm Prices, M/M%                                +4.1% 
 
Monday, August 3, 2026                                       Exp        Prev 
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0945/1345  Jul      US Manufacturing PMI 
                       PMI, Mfg                                         53.9 
1000/1400  Jul      ISM Report On Business Manufacturing PMI 
                       Manufacturing PMI                                53.3 
                       Prices Idx                                       73.0 
                       Employment Idx                                   49.7 
                       Inventories                                      51.4 
                       New Orders Idx                                   56.0 
                       Production Idx                                   52.2 
1000/1400  Jun      Construction Spending - Construction Put in Place 
                       New Construction                                 +0.1% 
                       Residential Construction 
1100/1500  Jul      Global Manufacturing PMI 
                       PMI, Mfg                                         52.2 
1600/2000  Jul      Domestic Auto Industry Sales 
 
Tuesday, August 4, 2026                                      Exp        Prev 
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0830/1230  Jun      U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services 
                       Trade Balance $(USD)$                              -77.58B 
                       Exports (USD)                                    317.68B 
                       Exports, M/M%                                    -3.2% 
                       Imports (USD)                                    395.26B 
                       Imports, M/M%                                    +3.3% 
0855/1255  08/01    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y% 
1000/1400  Aug      RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 
                       Economic Optimism Idx                            45.5 
                       6-Mo Economic Outlook                            42.1 
1000/1400  Jun      Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders (M3) 
                       Total Orders, M/M%                               -1.3% 

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