U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time.

Monday, August 17, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Aug Empire State Manufacturing Survey Mfg Idx 12.0 15.6 Employment Idx 11.4 New Orders Idx 22.2 Prices Received 27.6 1000/1400 Aug NAHB Housing Market Index Housing Mkt Idx 33 34 1100/1500 Federal Reserve Board of Governors closed meeting 1600/2000 Jun Treasury International Capital Data

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jul New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building Permits Total Starts 1.34M 1.427M Housing Starts, M/M% -6.1% +19% Building Permits 1.37M 1.367M Building Permits, M/M% -0.5% -3% 0830/1230 Jul Import & Export Price Indexes Import Prices +0.1% +0.3% Non-Petroleum Prices +0.5% Petroleum Prices -0.7% 0855/1255 08/15 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +8.3% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +8.3% 0915/1315 Jul Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Industrial Production, M/M% +0.4% +0.1% Capacity Utilization % 76.4% 76.1% Capacity Utilization, Net Chg (Pts) +0 1000/1400 Q2 Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales 1000/1400 Jul Pending Home Sales Index Pending Home Sales 72.5 Pending Home Sales Idx, M/M% +0.0% -5.4% Pending Home Sales Idx , Y/Y% -0.3% 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 08/14 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Composite Idx 248.6 Composite Idx, W/W% +3.6% Purchase Idx-SA 157.9 Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% +2.5% Refinance Idx 744.4 Refinance Idx, W/W% +5.0% 1030/1430 08/14 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 424.41M Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +17.423M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 208.69M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -0.968M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 107.149M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -0.01M Refinery Usage 96.2% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 20.635M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg -0.335M (Bbl/day) 1400/1800 Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes published N/A U.S. set to enact 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods

Thursday, August 20, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 0830/1230 Aug Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey Business Activity 25.0 41.4 Prices Paid 53.9 Employment 10.0 New Orders 37.0 Prices Received 27.4 Delivery Times 9.6 Inventories 0.3 Shipments 33.7 0830/1230 08/15 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 205K 209K Jobless Claims, Net Chg +9K Continuing Claims 1777000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg -22K 1000/1400 Q2 Advance Quarterly Services 1000/1400 Jul Leading Indicators Leading Index, M/M% +0.0% -0.2% Leading Index 99.1 Coincident Index, M/M% +0.2% Lagging Index, M/M% +0% 1030/1430 08/14 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3153B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +36B (Cbf) 1400/1800 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings

Friday, August 21, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0945/1345 Aug US Flash Services PMI PMI, Services 53.8 53.6 0945/1345 Aug US Flash Manufacturing PMI PMI, Mfg 54.3 53.8 1000/1400 Jul State Employment and Unemployment

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% Latest Wk, Y/Y% 0900/1300 Jun U.S. Monthly House Price Index 0900/1300 Q2 U.S. Quarterly 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

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August 17, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)