U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building Permits Total Starts 1.30M 1.275M Housing Starts, M/M% +2.0% -2.6% Building Permits 1.39M 1.394M Building Permits, M/M% -0.3% -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% -0.4% +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 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 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 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 12 14 6-Mo Exp Composite Idx 19 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings

Friday, October 23, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0945/1345 Oct US Flash Services PMI PMI, Services 58.0 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

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 10/23 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% 0830/1230 Sep Advance Economic Indicators Report Adv Trade Balance in Goods -132.6B Wholesale Inventories +0.7% Retail Inventories +0.3% 1000/1400 Q3 U.S. Housing Vacancies 1000/1400 Sep Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment 1030/1430 10/23 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) 1400/1800 U.S. interest rate decision Federal Funds Rate Federal Funds Rate Change (Pts) Fed Funds Rate-Range High 4.00% Fed Funds Rate-Range Low 3.75% FOMC Vote For Action 12 FOMC Vote Against Action 0 Discount Rate 4.00% Discount Rate Change (Pts) +0.25 Discount Rate-Range High Discount Rate-Range Low

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October 20, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)