U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0855/1355 10/31 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +9.6% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +9.3% 1000/1500 Nov RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index Economic Optimism Idx 46.8 6-Mo Economic Outlook 42.7 1000/1500 Sep Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders (M3) Total Orders, M/M% +1.3% +0.1% Orders, Ex-Defense, M/M% +0.1% Orders, Ex-Transport, M/M% +0.3% Durable Goods, M/M% Durable Goods, M/M% 1000/1500 Sep Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey Job Openings 7.1M 7.1M 1600/2100 Oct Domestic Auto Industry Sales 1630/2130 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin N/A U.S. Senate elections N/A U.S. House of Representatives elections

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1200 10/30 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Composite Idx 195 Composite Idx, W/W% +3.4% Purchase Idx-SA 134.1 Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% +3.8% Refinance Idx 516.8 Refinance Idx, W/W% +2.7% 0815/1315 Oct ADP National Employment Report Private Sector Jobs, Net Chg +75000 +90000 0830/1330 Sep U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services Trade Balance (USD) -107.7B -105.57B Exports (USD) 315.18B Exports, M/M% +1.4% Imports (USD) 420.75B Imports, M/M% +4.3% 0945/1445 Oct US Services PMI PMI, Services 58.0 58.8 1000/1500 Oct ISM Report On Business Services PMI Services PMI 54.8 54.9 Business Activity Idx 56.5 Prices Idx 74.0 Employment Idx 50.1 New Orders Idx 59.8 1030/1530 10/30 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 410.625M Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -1.892M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 209.18M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +3.87M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 102.824M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -1.462M Refinery Usage 92.8% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 20.209M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg -1.022M (Bbl/day) 1100/1600 Oct Global Services PMI PMI, Services 54.5

Thursday, November 5, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0530/1030 Oct Challenger Job-Cut Report Job Cuts, M/M% -18% 0830/1330 10/31 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 197K 194K Jobless Claims, Net Chg -1K Continuing Claims 1701000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg -21K 0830/1330 Q3 Preliminary Productivity and Costs Non-Farm Productivity, Q/Q% +2.9% +1.4% Unit Labor Costs -0.1% +1.3% 0830/1330 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 0850/1350 Fed speech: Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack 1030/1530 10/30 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3724B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +80B (Cbf) 1200/1700 Oct Monthly U.S. Retail Chain Store Sales Index 1630/2130 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2130 Foreign Central Bank Holdings 1900/0000 FRB Dallas President Lorie Logan participates in conversation with AT&T CFO and Rice University president

Friday, November 6, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0430/0930 Fed speech: New York Fed President John WIlliams in Germany 0830/1330 Oct U.S. Employment Report Non-Farm Payrolls +59K +29K Unemployment Rate 4.2% 4.2% Avg Hourly Earnings (USD) 37.81 Avg Hourly Earnings-Net Chg (USD) +0.05 Avg Hourly Earnings, M/M% +0.3% +0.13% Avg Hourly Earnings, Y/Y% +2.9% +3.02% Overall Workweek 34.4 Overall Workweek Net Chg +0 Government Payrolls -17K Private Payroll +46K Participation Rate 61.8% Non-Farm Payrolls Bench Net Chg 0910/1410 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem speaks at Greater St. Louis, Inc event 1000/1500 Nov University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - preliminary Mid-Mo Sentiment 47.5 46.3 Mid-Mo Expectations 47.3 Mid-Mo Current Idx 44.7 1050/1550 IMF Annual Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, featuring opening remarks by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva 1215/1715 Fed speech: Fed governor Michelle Bowman 1215/1715 Fed speech: Vice Chair Michelle Bowman 1500/2000 Sep Consumer Credit Consumer Credit Net Chg (USD) +11.5B +8.3B

Monday, November 9, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 1000/1500 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee speaks at Leadership Greater Chicago event 1000/1500 Oct Employment Trends Index ETI 107.56 ETI, Y/Y% 1000/1500 Sep Monthly Wholesale Trade Inventories, M/M% +0.5% 1215/1715 Fed speech: Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin N/A SEC Chairman Paul Atkins speaks at 'Machine-Understandable Data in the Age of Super Intelligence (SI)' event

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0600/1100 Oct NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism Small Business Idx 97.9 0830/1330 Oct CPI CPI, M/M% +0.6% Core CPI, M/M% +0.3% Energy Idx, M/M% +5.2% Food Idx, M/M% +0.0% Real Avg Wkly Pay-Infla Adj, M/M% -0.5% CPI, Y/Y% +3.7% CPI Core, Y/Y% +2.6% 0830/1330 Oct Real Earnings 0855/1355 11/07 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% Latest Wk, Y/Y% 1200/1700 World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) Corn, End Stocks (Bushels) Soybeans, End Stocks (Bushels) Wheat, End Stocks (Bushels) Cotton, End Stocks (Bales) 1630/2130 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

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November 03, 2026 06:30 ET (11:30 GMT)