U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time.

Monday, October 19, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 1000/1400 Oct NAHB Housing Market Index Housing Mkt Idx 31 32 1130/1530 Federal Reserve Board of Governors closed meeting

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building Permits Total Starts 1.31M 1.275M Housing Starts, M/M% +2.7% -2.6% Building Permits 1.40M 1.394M Building Permits, M/M% +0.4% -2.7% 0855/1255 10/17 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +10.4% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +10.4% 1000/1400 Federal Reserve Board of Governors closed meeting 1000/1400 Sep Pending Home Sales Index Pending Home Sales 71.2 Pending Home Sales Idx, M/M% -0.3% +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 199.2 Composite Idx, W/W% -2.7% Purchase Idx-SA 139.3 Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% -4.0% Refinance Idx 513.5 Refinance Idx, W/W% -0.4% 1030/1430 10/16 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 415.577M Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -8.557M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 208.262M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +3.518M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 102.611M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -2.527M Refinery Usage 93.5% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 21.361M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg +0.965M (Bbl/day)

Thursday, October 22, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 10/17 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 200K 199K Jobless Claims, Net Chg +1K Continuing Claims 1710000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg -4K 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 1000/1400 Sep Leading Indicators Leading Index, M/M% -0.1% -0.1% Leading Index 99.5 Coincident Index, M/M% +0.1% Lagging Index, M/M% +0.2% 1030/1430 10/16 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3567B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +67B (Cbf) 1100/1500 Oct Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Survey of Tenth District Manufacturing Mfg Activity Idx 20 6-Mo Exp Prod Idx 36 Mfg Composite Idx 14 6-Mo Exp Composite Idx 19 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings

Friday, October 23, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0945/1345 Oct US Flash Services PMI PMI, Services 58.1 58.7 0945/1345 Oct US Flash Manufacturing PMI PMI, Mfg 55.3 57.0 1000/1400 Oct University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - final End-Mo Sentiment Idx 46.3 48.1 End-Mo Expectations Idx 46.3 12-Month Inflation Forecast 4.6% 5-Year Inflation Forecast 3.4% End-Mo Current Idx 50.9

Monday, October 26, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) NAI -0.04 NAI, 3-mo Moving Avg 0.01 1030/1430 Oct Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey Business Activity 9.8 Mfg Production Idx 29.5

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep Advance Report on Durable Goods Durable Goods-SA, M/M% +0% Dur Goods, Ex-Defense, M/M% +0.1% Dur Goods, Ex-Transport, M/M% +0.3% Orders: Cap Gds, Non-Def, Ex-Air, +1.6% M/M% Shipmnts: Cap Gds, Non-Def, +0.6% Ex-Air, M/M% 0855/1255 10/24 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% Latest Wk, Y/Y% 0900/1300 Aug U.S. Monthly House Price Index 0900/1300 Aug S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices 10-City Idx, M/M% +0.03% 10-City Idx, Y/Y% +3.39% 20-City Idx, M/M% -0.01% 20-City Idx, Y/Y% +2.47% National Idx, M/M% +0.12% National Idx, Y/Y% +1.93% 1000/1400 Oct Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey Mfg Idx -2 Shipments Idx -5 1000/1400 Oct Consumer Confidence Index Cons Conf Idx 81.9 Expectation Idx Present Situation Idx 1000/1400 Sep New Residential Sales New Home Sales 684K New Home Sales, M/M% +6.4% New Home Sales Months Supply 8.5 1000/1400 SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting 1300/1700 Sep Money Stock Measures 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin N/A U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting N/A World Bank Commodity Markets Outlook report

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October 19, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)