U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0600/1000 Sep NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism Small Business Idx 98.7 0855/1255 10/10 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +8.3% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +8.6% 1000/1400 Sep Existing Home Sales Existing Sales 3.95M 3.98M Existing Sales, M/M% -0.8% -2.0% Unsold Homes Month's Supply 4.9 Median Price (USD) 429100 Median Home Price, Y/Y% +1.6% 1400/1800 Sep Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the U.S. Government Monthly Treasury Balance -167B

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 10/09 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Composite Idx 204.7 Composite Idx, W/W% -4.2% Purchase Idx-SA 145.1 Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% -2.1% Refinance Idx 515.8 Refinance Idx, W/W% -7.5% 0830/1230 Sep CPI CPI, M/M% +0.6% +0.4% Core CPI, M/M% +0.2% +0.3% Energy Idx, M/M% +2.1% Food Idx, M/M% +0.1% Real Avg Wkly Pay-Infla Adj, M/M% +0.2% CPI, Y/Y% +3.7% +3.4% CPI Core, Y/Y% +2.5% +2.4% 0830/1230 Sep Real Earnings 1400/1800 U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

Thursday, October 15, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Oct Empire State Manufacturing Survey Mfg Idx 7.6 Employment Idx 10.6 New Orders Idx 2.0 Prices Received 28.1 0830/1230 Oct Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey Business Activity 35.0 37.8 Prices Paid 48.6 Employment 11.8 New Orders 29.2 Prices Received 31.3 Delivery Times 26.5 Inventories -12.5 Shipments 27.7 0830/1230 Sep Advance Monthly Sales for Retail & Food Services Overall Sales-SA, M/M% +0.4% +1.2% Sales, Ex-Auto, M/M% +0.6% +1.4% Sales, Ex-Auto & Gas, M/M% +1.2% 0830/1230 10/10 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 202K 197K Jobless Claims, Net Chg -2K Continuing Claims 1716000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg +17K 0830/1230 Sep PPI PPI, M/M% +0.6% +0.4% Ex-Food & Energy PPI, M/M% +0.3% +0.2% Personal Consumption +0.4% PPI,Y/Y% +5.4% 1000/1400 Aug Manufacturing & Trade: Inventories & Sales Total Inventories +0.4% +0.8% 1030/1430 10/09 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3500B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +85B (Cbf) 1200/1600 10/09 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 424.134M Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -3.186M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 204.744M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +0.382M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 105.138M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -0.042M Refinery Usage 92.7% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 20.396M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg -1.104M (Bbl/day) 1230/1630 U.N. World Social Report 1630/2030 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack speaks at Women's Trading Network Fireside Discussion 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings 2330/0330 Fed speech: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks in Thailand 2330/0330 Fed speech: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks

Friday, October 16, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep Import & Export Price Indexes Import Prices +1.2% +0.7% Non-Petroleum Prices +0.8% Petroleum Prices +0.1% 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 0915/1315 Sep Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Industrial Production, M/M% +0.4% +0.0% Capacity Utilization % 76.5% 76.3% Capacity Utilization, Net Chg (Pts) +0 1600/2000 Aug Treasury International Capital Data

Monday, October 19, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 1000/1400 Oct NAHB Housing Market Index Housing Mkt Idx 32

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building Permits Total Starts 1.275M Housing Starts, M/M% -2.6% Building Permits 1.394M Building Permits, M/M% -2.7% 0855/1255 10/17 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% Latest Wk, Y/Y% 1000/1400 Sep Pending Home Sales Index Pending Home Sales 71.2 Pending Home Sales Idx, M/M% +0.3% Pending Home Sales Idx , Y/Y% -4.7% 1000/1400 Sep State Employment and Unemployment 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

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October 12, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)