U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

Dow Jones
Sep 21
All dates are in ET Time. 
 
Monday, September 21, 2026                                   Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Aug      Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) 
                       NAI                                              -0.08 
                       NAI, 3-mo Moving Avg                             -0.04 
  N/A               G7 Foreign Ministers Informal Meeting this week 
 
Tuesday, September 22, 2026                                  Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0855/1255  09/19    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y%                       +8.4% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y%                                  +8.5% 
1000/1400  Sep      Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey 
                       Mfg Idx                                          4 
                       Shipments Idx                                    11 
1300/1700           Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin 
                    speaks to the CFA Society Baltimore 
1300/1700  Aug      Money Stock Measures 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
  N/A               U.N. General Debate opens 
 
Wednesday, September 23, 2026                                Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0700/1100  09/18    MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey 
                       Composite Idx                                    230.8 
                       Composite Idx, W/W%                              -4.1% 
                       Purchase Idx-SA                                  156.2 
                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W%                            -0.8% 
                       Refinance Idx                                    627.1 
                       Refinance Idx, W/W%                              -8.8% 
0945/1345  Sep      US Flash Manufacturing PMI 
                       PMI, Mfg                              53.5       53.2 
0945/1345  Sep      US Flash Services PMI 
                       PMI, Services                         55.9       56.8 
1030/1430  09/18    EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl)                           423.429M 
                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                  -0.64M 
                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl)                            207.732M 
                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                   +0.794M 
                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl)                          107.859M 
                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                 +1.585M 
                       Refinery Usage                                   96.8% 
                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day)                    21.255M 
                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg                     +1.942M 
                       (Bbl/day) 
  N/A               World Bank President Ajay Banga speaks at Clinton Global 
                    Initiative Annual Meeting 
 
Thursday, September 24, 2026                                 Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230           Economic Club of Washington, DC event with Federal Reserve 
                    Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin 
0830/1230  Q2       U.S. International Investment Position 
0830/1230  Q2       International Transactions 
                       Current Account (USD)                 -260.0B    -226.8B 
0830/1230  09/19    Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims 
                       Jobless Claims                        204K       196K 
                       Jobless Claims, Net Chg                          -10K 
                       Continuing Claims                                1730000 
                       Continuing Claims, Net Chg                       -39K 
0830/1230           U.S. Weekly Export Sales 
1000/1400  Aug      New Residential Sales 
                       New Home Sales                        620K       607K 
                       New Home Sales, M/M%                  +2.1%      -10.5% 
                       New Home Sales Months Supply                     9.6 
1030/1430  09/18    EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report 
                       Working Gas In Storage (Cbf)                     3298B 
                       Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg                  +44B 
                       (Cbf) 
1100/1500  Sep      Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Survey of Tenth District 
                    Manufacturing 
                       Mfg Activity Idx                                 17 
                       6-Mo Exp Prod Idx                                35 
                       Mfg Composite Idx                                10 
                       6-Mo Exp Composite Idx                           20 
1300/1700           U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 
1630/2030           Federal Discount Window Borrowings 
1630/2030           Foreign Central Bank Holdings 
  N/A               U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi 
                    Jinping for a state visit 
 
Friday, September 25, 2026                                   Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Aug      Advance Report on Durable Goods 
                       Durable Goods-SA, M/M%                -0.3%      +1.1% 
                       Dur Goods, Ex-Defense, M/M%                      +1.3% 
                       Dur Goods, Ex-Transport, M/M%                    +0.4% 
                       Orders: Cap Gds, Non-Def, Ex-Air,                +0.2% 
                       M/M% 
                       Shipmnts: Cap Gds, Non-Def,                      +1.4% 
                       Ex-Air, M/M% 
1000/1400  Sep      University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - final 
                       End-Mo Sentiment Idx                  47.1       51.7 
                       End-Mo Expectations Idx                          51.5 
                       12-Month Inflation Forecast                      4.0% 
                       5-Year Inflation Forecast                        3.3% 
                       End-Mo Current Idx                               51.9 
  N/A               G77 Annual Meeting of Foreign Ministers 
 
Monday, September 28, 2026                                   Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
1030/1430  Sep      Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey 
                       Business Activity                                11.6 
                       Mfg Production Idx                               16.1 
  N/A               FRB New York President John Williams begins two-day regional 
                    visit to Western New York 
 
Tuesday, September 29, 2026                                  Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0855/1255  09/26    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y% 
0900/1300  Jul      U.S. Monthly House Price Index 
0900/1300  Jul      S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices 
                       10-City Idx, M/M%                                +0.52% 
                       10-City Idx, Y/Y%                                +2.94% 
                       20-City Idx, M/M%                                +0.43% 
                       20-City Idx, Y/Y%                                +2.10% 
                       National Idx, M/M%                               +0.37% 
                       National Idx, Y/Y%                               +1.52% 
1000/1400  Sep      Consumer Confidence Index 
                       Cons Conf Idx                                    89.4 
                       Expectation Idx 
                       Present Situation Idx 
1000/1400  Aug      Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey 
                       Job Openings                                     7.3M 
1400/1800           FRB New York President John Williams speaks at University at 
                    Buffalo 
1500/1900  Aug      Agricultural Prices 
                       Farm Prices, M/M%                                -4.1% 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
  N/A               U.S. set to enact ban on Canadian dairy, motorcycle, and 
                    alcohol imports 
 
 

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