U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time.

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) -1.6M +17.423M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 208.69M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -1.5M -0.968M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 107.149M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -0.3M -0.01M Refinery Usage 95.9% 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 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 210K 209K Jobless Claims, Net Chg +9K Continuing Claims 1777000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg -22K 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 1000/1400 Jul Leading Indicators Leading Index, M/M% +0.1% -0.2% Leading Index 99.1 Coincident Index, M/M% +0.2% Lagging Index, M/M% +0% 1000/1400 Q2 Advance Quarterly Services 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 53.9 53.6 0945/1345 Aug US Flash Manufacturing PMI PMI, Mfg 54.0 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% +8.0% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +7.6% 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% 0900/1300 Q2 U.S. Quarterly House Price Index 0900/1300 Jun U.S. Monthly House Price Index 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 Composite Idx, W/W% Purchase Idx-SA Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% Refinance Idx Refinance Idx, W/W% 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% 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 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% 1030/1430 08/21 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)

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 Jobless Claims, Net Chg Continuing Claims Continuing Claims, Net Chg 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 1030/1430 08/21 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg (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

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August 19, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)