U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead
Dow Jones2026/07/23 10:30All dates are in ET Time.
Thursday, July 23, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jun Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) NAI -0.10 NAI, 3-mo Moving Avg -0.03 0830/1230 07/18 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 212K 208K Jobless Claims, Net Chg -8K Continuing Claims 1805000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg -16K 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 1030/1430 07/17 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3058B 3024B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +34B +41B (Cbf) 1100/1500 Jul Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Survey of Tenth District Manufacturing Mfg Activity Idx 19 6-Mo Exp Prod Idx 29 Mfg Composite Idx 12.5 11 6-Mo Exp Composite Idx 19 1400/1800 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings
Friday, July 24, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0945/1345 Jul US Flash Manufacturing PMI PMI, Mfg 54.4 55.7 0945/1345 Jul US Flash Services PMI PMI, Services 51.5 51.3 1000/1400 Jun New Residential Sales New Home Sales 606K 580K New Home Sales, M/M% +4.5% -7.3% New Home Sales Months Supply 10.3 N/A South Korean President Lee Jae-myung commences two-day visit to San Francisco N/A U.S. global tariffs set to expire
Saturday, July 25, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT N/A South Korean President Lee Jae-myung commences two-day visit to San Francisco
Monday, July 27, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jun Advance Report on Durable Goods Durable Goods-SA, M/M% -4.5% Dur Goods, Ex-Defense, M/M% -4.6% Dur Goods, Ex-Transport, M/M% +1.3% Orders: Cap Gds, Non-Def, Ex-Air, +1.6% M/M% Shipmnts: Cap Gds, Non-Def, +0.3% Ex-Air, M/M% 1030/1430 Jul Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey Business Activity 0.0 Mfg Production Idx 4.1
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jun Advance Economic Indicators Report Adv Trade Balance in Goods -105.8B Wholesale Inventories +0.3% Retail Inventories +0.6% 0855/1255 07/25 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +8.0% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +7.8% 0900/1300 May U.S. Monthly House Price Index 0900/1300 May S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices 10-City Idx, M/M% +1.06% 10-City Idx, Y/Y% +1.78% 20-City Idx, M/M% +1.03% 20-City Idx, Y/Y% +1.14% National Idx, M/M% +0.77% National Idx, Y/Y% +0.85% 1000/1400 Q2 U.S. Housing Vacancies 1000/1400 Jul Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey Mfg Idx 4 Shipments Idx 3 1000/1400 Jul Consumer Confidence Index Cons Conf Idx 91.2 Expectation Idx Present Situation Idx 1300/1700 Jun Money Stock Measures 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin N/A U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 07/24 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Composite Idx 264 Composite Idx, W/W% +1.9% Purchase Idx-SA 165.8 Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% +5.5% Refinance Idx 802.3 Refinance Idx, W/W% -2.4% 1000/1400 Jun Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment 1030/1430 07/24 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 411.675M Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +2.01M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 211.294M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +0.765M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 109.57M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +1.395M Refinery Usage 96.1% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 20.519M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg +1.042M (Bbl/day) 1400/1800 U.S. interest rate decision Federal Funds Rate Federal Funds Rate Change (Pts) Fed Funds Rate-Range High 3.75 Fed Funds Rate-Range Low 3.50 FOMC Vote For Action 12 FOMC Vote Against Action 0 Discount Rate 3.75 Discount Rate Change (Pts) +0 Discount Rate-Range High Discount Rate-Range Low
Thursday, July 30, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jun Personal Income and Outlays Personal Income, M/M% +0.7% Consumer Spending, M/M% +0.7% PCE Price Idx, M/M% +0.4% PCE Price Idx, Y/Y% +4.1% PCE Core Price Idx, M/M% +0.3% PCE Core Price Idx, Y/Y% +3.4% 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 0830/1230 Q2 Advance estimate GDP Real GDP, Q/Q% +2.1% Chain-Weighted Price Idx, Q/Q% +3.6% PCE Price Idx, Q/Q% +4.6% Purchase Price Idx, Q/Q% +3.6% Real Final Sales 1st Est, Q/Q% +1.7% Core PCE Price Idx, Q/Q% +4.4% Personal Consumption, Q/Q% +0.5% 0830/1230 07/25 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims Jobless Claims, Net Chg Continuing Claims Continuing Claims, Net Chg 1030/1430 07/24 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg (Cbf) 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings
Friday, July 31, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Q2 Employment Cost Index ECI, Q/Q% +0.9% ECI, Y/Y% +3.4% 0945/1345 Jul Chicago Business Barometer - ISM-Chicago Business Survey - Chicago PMI PMI-Adj 56.7 1000/1400 Jul University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - final End-Mo Sentiment Idx 49.5 End-Mo Expectations Idx 50.7 12-Month Inflation Forecast 4.6% 5-Year Inflation Forecast 3.3%
(MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires
July 23, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)
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