U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0600/1000 Sep NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism Small Business Idx 98.0 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 3.95M 3.98M Existing Sales, M/M% -0.8% -2.0% Unsold Homes Month's Supply 4.9 Median Price (USD) 429100 Median Home Price, Y/Y% +1.6% 1300/1700 FRB Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks at Howard University School of Business event 1400/1800 Sep Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the U.S. Government Monthly Treasury Balance -29.0B -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% +0.6% +0.4% Core CPI, M/M% +0.2% +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% +3.6% +3.4% CPI Core, Y/Y% +2.5% +2.4% 0830/1230 Sep Real Earnings 1230/1630 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks at ChamberRVA Regional Action Summit 1400/1800 U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

Thursday, October 15, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0800/1200 SEC Chair Paul Atkins participates in Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce fireside chat 0830/1230 Oct Empire State Manufacturing Survey Mfg Idx 10.3 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 32.0 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% +0.4% +1.2% Sales, Ex-Auto, M/M% +0.5% +1.4% Sales, Ex-Auto & Gas, M/M% +1.2% 0830/1230 10/10 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 200K 197K Jobless Claims, Net Chg -2K Continuing Claims 1716000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg +17K 0830/1230 Sep PPI PPI, M/M% +0.6% +0.4% Ex-Food & Energy PPI, M/M% +0.3% +0.2% Personal Consumption +0.4% PPI,Y/Y% +5.5% +5.4% 1000/1400 Aug Manufacturing & Trade: Inventories & Sales Total Inventories +0.4% +0.8% 1030/1430 10/09 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3500B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +85B (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 2330/0330 Fed speech: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks in Thailand

Friday, October 16, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep Import & Export Price Indexes Import Prices +0.8% +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% +0.4% +0.0% Capacity Utilization % 76.5% 76.3% Capacity Utilization, Net Chg (Pts) +0 1600/2000 Aug Treasury International Capital Data

Monday, October 19, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 1000/1400 Oct NAHB Housing Market Index Housing Mkt Idx 32

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building Permits Total Starts 1.275M Housing Starts, M/M% -2.6% Building Permits 1.394M Building Permits, M/M% -2.7% 0855/1255 10/17 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% Latest Wk, Y/Y% 1000/1400 Sep Pending Home Sales Index Pending Home Sales 71.2 Pending Home Sales Idx, M/M% +0.3% Pending Home Sales Idx , Y/Y% -4.7% 1000/1400 Sep State Employment and Unemployment 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 10/16 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% 1030/1430 10/16 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)

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October 13, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)