U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

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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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