U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

Dow Jones
Aug 26
All dates are in ET Time. 
 
Wednesday, August 26, 2026                                   Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0700/1100  08/21    MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey 
                       Composite Idx                                    247.7 
                       Composite Idx, W/W%                              -0.4% 
                       Purchase Idx-SA                                  154.8 
                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W%                            -2.0% 
                       Refinance Idx                                    755.9 
                       Refinance Idx, W/W%                              +1.5% 
0830/1230  Q2       Preliminary Corporate Profits 
0830/1230  Jul      Personal Income and Outlays 
                       Personal Income, M/M%                 +0.2%      +0.2% 
                       Consumer Spending, M/M%               +0.1%      +0.3% 
                       PCE Price Idx, M/M%                   +0.1%      -0.1% 
                       PCE Price Idx, Y/Y%                   +3.6%      +3.7% 
                       PCE Core Price Idx, M/M%              +0.2%      +0.1% 
                       PCE Core Price Idx, Y/Y%              +3.3%      +3.3% 
0830/1230  Q2       2nd estimate GDP 
                       Real GDP, Q/Q%                        +1.5%      +1.5% 
                       Chain-Weighted Price Idx, Q/Q%        +6.2%      +6.2% 
                       Corporate Profits, Q/Q% 
                       PCE Price Idx, Q/Q%                              +5.1% 
                       Purchase Price Idx, Q/Q%                         +5.7% 
                       Real Final Sales, Q/Q%                           +3.9% 
                       Core PCE Price Idx, Q/Q%                         +3.4% 
                       Consumer Spending, Q/Q% 
0830/1230  Jul      Advance Report on Durable Goods 
                       Durable Goods-SA, M/M%                +0.5%      +0.3% 
                       Dur Goods, Ex-Defense, M/M%                      +0.3% 
                       Dur Goods, Ex-Transport, M/M%                    +0.6% 
                       Orders: Cap Gds, Non-Def, Ex-Air,                +0.9% 
                       M/M% 
                       Shipmnts: Cap Gds, Non-Def,                      +1.9% 
                       Ex-Air, M/M% 
1030/1430  08/21    EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl)                           428.815M 
                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)       +0.5M      +4.405M 
                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl)                            209.378M 
                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)        -1.3M      +0.688M 
                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl)                          105.619M 
                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)      -1.1M      -1.53M 
                       Refinery Usage                        97.1%      97.2% 
                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day)                    19.538M 
                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg                     -1.097M 
                       (Bbl/day) 
1145/1545           FRB Richmond President Thomas Barkin participates in 
                    Greensboro Chamber of Commerce event 
 
Thursday, August 27, 2026                                    Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Jul      Advance Economic Indicators Report 
                       Adv Trade Balance in Goods                       -101.5B 
                       Wholesale Inventories                            +0.3% 
                       Retail Inventories                               +0.0% 
0830/1230  08/22    Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims 
                       Jobless Claims                        208K       206K 
                       Jobless Claims, Net Chg                          -6K 
                       Continuing Claims                                1799000 
                       Continuing Claims, Net Chg                       +18K 
0830/1230           U.S. Weekly Export Sales 
1030/1430  08/21    EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report 
                       Working Gas In Storage (Cbf)                     3169B 
                       Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg                  +16B 
                       (Cbf) 
1100/1500  Aug      Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Survey of Tenth District 
                    Manufacturing 
                       Mfg Activity Idx                                 17 
                       6-Mo Exp Prod Idx                                38 
                       Mfg Composite Idx                     10.0       9 
                       6-Mo Exp Composite Idx                           20 
1630/2030           Foreign Central Bank Holdings 
1630/2030           Federal Discount Window Borrowings 
 
Friday, August 28, 2026                                      Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0945/1345  Aug      Chicago Business Barometer - ISM-Chicago Business Survey - 
                    Chicago PMI 
                       PMI-Adj                               58.0       57.6 
1000/1400           Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks at Jackson Hole 
                    economic policy symposium 
1000/1400  Aug      University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - final 
                       End-Mo Sentiment Idx                  51.0       55.2 
                       End-Mo Expectations Idx                          55.4 
                       12-Month Inflation Forecast                      4.2% 
                       5-Year Inflation Forecast                        3.3% 
                       End-Mo Current Idx                               54.8 
 
Saturday, August 29, 2026                                    Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
  N/A               G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies meeting 
 
Monday, August 31, 2026                                      Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
1030/1430  Aug      Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey 
                       Business Activity                                1.3 
                       Mfg Production Idx                               10.1 
1500/1900  Jul      Agricultural Prices 
                       Farm Prices, M/M%                                -1.4% 
1600/2000           U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities preliminary 
                    results 
  N/A               G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 
 
Tuesday, September 1, 2026                                   Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0855/1255  08/29    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y%                       +8.4% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y%                                  +9.1% 
0945/1345  Aug      US Manufacturing PMI 
                       PMI, Mfg                                         53.9 
1000/1400  Jul      Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey 
                       Job Openings                                     7.4M 
1000/1400  Jul      Construction Spending - Construction Put in Place 
                       New Construction                                 -0.1% 
                       Residential Construction 
1000/1400  Sep      RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 
                       Economic Optimism Idx                            45.1 
                       6-Mo Economic Outlook                            39.9 
1000/1400  Aug      ISM Report On Business Manufacturing PMI 
                       Manufacturing PMI                                55.6 
                       Prices Idx                                       71.1 
                       Employment Idx                                   52.8 
                       Inventories                                      51.2 
                       New Orders Idx                                   56.7 
                       Production Idx                                   58.5 
1100/1500  Aug      Global Manufacturing PMI 
                       PMI, Mfg                                         52.1 
1600/2000  Aug      Domestic Auto Industry Sales 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
  N/A               G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 
                    concludes 
  N/A               G20 Innovation Ministers Meeting 
 
Wednesday, September 2, 2026                                 Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0700/1100  08/28    MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey 
                       Composite Idx 
                       Composite Idx, W/W% 
                       Purchase Idx-SA 
                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% 
                       Refinance Idx 
                       Refinance Idx, W/W% 
0815/1215  Aug      ADP National Employment Report 
                       Private Sector Jobs, Net Chg                     +44000 
1000/1400  Jul      Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders (M3) 
                       Total Orders, M/M%                               -0.3% 
                       Orders, Ex-Defense, M/M%                         -0.4% 
                       Orders, Ex-Transport, M/M%                       -0.4% 
                       Durable Goods, M/M% 
                       Durable Goods, M/M% 
1000/1400  Jul      Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment 
1030/1430  08/28    EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 
                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) 
                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 
                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) 
                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 
                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) 
                       Refinery Usage 
                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 
                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg 
                       (Bbl/day) 
1400/1800           U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book 
 
Thursday, September 3, 2026                                  Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0530/0930  Aug      Challenger Job-Cut Report 

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