U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead
Dow Jones2026/10/08 10:30All dates are in ET Time. Thursday, October 8, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 10/03 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 200K 197K Jobless Claims, Net Chg -1K Continuing Claims 1701000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg -11K 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 1000/1400 Aug Monthly Wholesale Trade Inventories, M/M% +0.7% +1.3% 1030/1430 10/02 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3494B 3415B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +79B +64B (Cbf) 1200/1600 Sep Monthly U.S. Retail Chain Store Sales Index 1340/1740 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem speaks at Bloomberg's The Future of Fixed Income event 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings Friday, October 9, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0930/1330 FRB Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid speaks at Kansas City Economic Outlook event 1000/1400 Oct University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - preliminary Mid-Mo Sentiment 48.0 47.8 Mid-Mo Expectations 45.8 Mid-Mo Current Idx 50.9 1200/1600 World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) Corn, End Stocks (Bushels) Soybeans, End Stocks (Bushels) Wheat, End Stocks (Bushels) Cotton, End Stocks (Bales) 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 3.98M Existing Sales, M/M% -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% +0.4% Core CPI, M/M% +0.3% Energy Id
All dates are in ET Time.
Thursday, October 8, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 10/03 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 200K 197K Jobless Claims, Net Chg -1K Continuing Claims 1701000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg -11K 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 1000/1400 Aug Monthly Wholesale Trade Inventories, M/M% +0.7% +1.3% 1030/1430 10/02 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3494B 3415B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +79B +64B (Cbf) 1200/1600 Sep Monthly U.S. Retail Chain Store Sales Index 1340/1740 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem speaks at Bloomberg's The Future of Fixed Income event 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings
Friday, October 9, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0930/1330 FRB Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid speaks at Kansas City Economic Outlook event 1000/1400 Oct University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - preliminary Mid-Mo Sentiment 48.0 47.8 Mid-Mo Expectations 45.8 Mid-Mo Current Idx 50.9 1200/1600 World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) Corn, End Stocks (Bushels) Soybeans, End Stocks (Bushels) Wheat, End Stocks (Bushels) Cotton, End Stocks (Bales)
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 3.98M Existing Sales, M/M% -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% +0.4% Core CPI, M/M% +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% +3.4% CPI Core, Y/Y% +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 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% +1.2% Sales, Ex-Auto, M/M% +1.4% Sales, Ex-Auto & Gas, M/M% +1.2% 0830/1230 10/10 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims Jobless Claims, Net Chg Continuing Claims Continuing Claims, Net Chg 0830/1230 Sep PPI PPI, M/M% +0.4% Ex-Food & Energy PPI, M/M% +0.2% Personal Consumption +0.4% PPI,Y/Y% +5.4% 1000/1400 Aug Manufacturing & Trade: Inventories & Sales Total Inventories +0.8% 1030/1430 10/09 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg (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
Friday, October 16, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep Import & Export Price Indexes Import Prices +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% +0.0% Capacity Utilization % 76.3% Capacity Utilization, Net Chg (Pts) +0 1600/2000 Aug Treasury International Capital Data
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October 08, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)
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