U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time.

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0600/1000 Aug NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism Small Business Idx 99.8 1000/1400 Aug Employment Trends Index ETI 107.71 ETI, Y/Y% 1000/1400 Q2 Quarterly Financial Report - Industry 1000/1400 Q2 Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade 1130/1530 Federal Reserve Board of Governors closed meeting 1500/1900 Jul Consumer Credit Consumer Credit Net Chg (USD) +14.2B N/A U.N. General Assembly

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 09/04 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Composite Idx 247.3 Composite Idx, W/W% +0.8% Purchase Idx-SA 157.8 Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% +2.2% Refinance Idx 732.6 Refinance Idx, W/W% -1.1% 0855/1255 09/05 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +8.7% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +9.6% 1000/1400 Q2 Quarterly Services 1000/1400 Aug Online Help Wanted Index 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

Thursday, September 10, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 09/05 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 208K 206K Jobless Claims, Net Chg +2K Continuing Claims 1779000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg +8K 0830/1230 Aug PPI PPI, M/M% +0.4% +0% Ex-Food & Energy PPI, M/M% +0.3% +0.2% Personal Consumption +0.1% PPI,Y/Y% +5.3% +4.7% 1000/1400 Aug Existing Home Sales Existing Sales 3.94M 4.06M Existing Sales, M/M% -3.0% -1.7% Unsold Homes Month's Supply 4.6 Median Price (USD) 434100 Median Home Price, Y/Y% +2.0% 1000/1400 Jul Monthly Wholesale Trade Inventories, M/M% +0.2% 1000/1400 SEC Investor Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting 1030/1430 09/04 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3214B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +30B (Cbf) 1200/1600 09/04 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 424.46M Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -4.45M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 205.669M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -1.173M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 104.187M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +0.796M Refinery Usage 98.0% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 20.675M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg -0.273M (Bbl/day) 1400/1800 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings

Friday, September 11, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Aug Real Earnings 0830/1230 Aug CPI CPI, M/M% +0.4% +0.1% Core CPI, M/M% +0.2% +0.2% Energy Idx, M/M% -1.5% Food Idx, M/M% +0.1% Real Avg Wkly Pay-Infla Adj, M/M% +0.0% CPI, Y/Y% +3.4% +3.4% CPI Core, Y/Y% +2.4% +2.5% 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 1000/1400 Sep University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - preliminary Mid-Mo Sentiment 52.3 51.0 Mid-Mo Expectations 50.6 Mid-Mo Current Idx 51.8 1200/1600 World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) Corn, End Stocks (Bushels) Soybeans, End Stocks (Bushels) Wheat, End Stocks (Bushels) Cotton, End Stocks (Bales) 1400/1800 Aug Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the U.S. Government Monthly Treasury Balance -432B

Monday, September 14, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT N/A G20 Energy Ministers Meeting

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Sep Empire State Manufacturing Survey Mfg Idx 20.6 Employment Idx 9.3 New Orders Idx 17.3 Prices Received 22.7 0855/1255 09/12 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% Latest Wk, Y/Y% 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin N/A U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 09/11 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 Aug Advance Monthly Sales for Retail & Food Services Overall Sales-SA, M/M% -0.6% Sales, Ex-Auto, M/M% -0.3% Sales, Ex-Auto & Gas, M/M% -0.2% 0830/1230 Aug Import & Export Price Indexes Import Prices -0.4% Non-Petroleum Prices +0.3% Petroleum Prices -7.5% 1000/1400 Sep NAHB Housing Market Index Housing Mkt Idx 35 1000/1400 Jul Manufacturing & Trade: Inventories & Sales Total Inventories +0.0% 1030/1430 09/11 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 Federal Reserve economic projections Median Fed Funds Rate - 2025 Median Fed Funds Rate - 2026 3.8% Median Fed Funds Rate - 2027 3.6% 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 9 FOMC Vote Against Action 3 Discount Rate 3.75 Discount Rate Change (Pts) +0 Discount Rate-Range High Discount Rate-Range Low 1600/2000 Jul Treasury International Capital Data

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September 08, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)