U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead
All dates are in ET Time.
Friday, August 21, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0945/1345 Aug US Flash Services PMI PMI, Services 53.9 53.6 0945/1345 Aug US Flash Manufacturing PMI PMI, Mfg 54.0 53.8 1000/1400 Jul State Employment and Unemployment
Saturday, August 22, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT N/A U.S. set to enact 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods
Monday, August 24, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jul Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) NAI -0.02 NAI, 3-mo Moving Avg -0.05
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0855/1255 08/22 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +8.0% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +7.6% 0900/1300 Q2 U.S. Quarterly House Price Index 0900/1300 Jun U.S. Monthly House Price Index 0900/1300 Jun S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices 10-City Idx, M/M% +0.94% 10-City Idx, Y/Y% +2.38% 20-City Idx, M/M% +0.88% 20-City Idx, Y/Y% +1.63% National Idx, M/M% +0.64% National Idx, Y/Y% +1.11% 1000/1400 Aug Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey Mfg Idx 5 Shipments Idx 8 1000/1400 Aug Consumer Confidence Index Cons Conf Idx 90.8 Expectation Idx Present Situation Idx 1000/1400 Jul New Residential Sales New Home Sales 628K New Home Sales, M/M% +1.6% New Home Sales Months Supply 9.3 1300/1700 Jul Money Stock Measures 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin
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% Consumer Spending, M/M% +0.3% PCE Price Idx, M/M% -0.1% PCE Price Idx, Y/Y% +3.7% PCE Core Price Idx, M/M% +0.1% PCE Core Price Idx, Y/Y% +3.3% 0830/1230 Q2 2nd estimate GDP Real GDP, Q/Q% +1.5% Chain-Weighted Price Idx, Q/Q% 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% +0.3% 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) +4.405M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 209.378M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +0.688M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 105.619M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -1.53M Refinery Usage 97.2% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 19.538M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg -1.097M (Bbl/day)
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 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 9 6-Mo Exp Composite Idx 20 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings
Friday, August 28, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0945/1345 Aug Chicago Business Barometer - ISM-Chicago Business Survey - Chicago PMI PMI-Adj 57.6 1000/1400 Aug University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - final End-Mo Sentiment Idx 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
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 21, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)
