U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

Dow Jones
Sep 04
All dates are in ET Time. 
 
Friday, September 4, 2026                                    Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Aug      U.S. Employment Report 
                       Non-Farm Payrolls                     +53K       -23K 
                       Unemployment Rate                     4.1%       4.1% 
                       Avg Hourly Earnings (USD)                        37.62 
                       Avg Hourly Earnings-Net Chg (USD)                +0.02 
                       Avg Hourly Earnings, M/M%             +0.3%      +0.05% 
                       Avg Hourly Earnings, Y/Y%             +3.0%      +3.15% 
                       Overall Workweek                                 34.3 
                       Overall Workweek Net Chg                         +0 
                       Government Payrolls                              -53K 
                       Private Payroll                                  +30K 
                       Participation Rate                               61.4% 
                       Non-Farm Payrolls Bench Net Chg 
 
Monday, September 7, 2026                                    Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
  N/A               U.S. Labor Day. Financial markets closed 
 
Tuesday, September 8, 2026                                   Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0001/0401  Q4       Manpower U.S. Employment Outlook Survey 
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 
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  Aug      Online Help Wanted Index 
1000/1400  Q2       Quarterly Services 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
 
Thursday, September 10, 2026                                 Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Aug      PPI 
                       PPI, M/M%                                        +0% 
                       Ex-Food & Energy PPI, M/M%                       +0.2% 
                       Personal Consumption                             +0.1% 
                       PPI,Y/Y%                                         +4.7% 
0830/1230  09/05    Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims 
                       Jobless Claims                                   206K 
                       Jobless Claims, Net Chg                          +2K 
                       Continuing Claims                                1779000 
                       Continuing Claims, Net Chg                       +8K 
1000/1400  Aug      Existing Home Sales 
                       Existing Sales                                   4.06M 
                       Existing Sales, M/M%                             -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% 
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) 
1630/2030           Federal Discount Window Borrowings 
1630/2030           Foreign Central Bank Holdings 
  N/A               SEC Investor Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting 
 
Friday, September 11, 2026                                   Exp        Prev 
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0830/1230  Aug      Real Earnings 
0830/1230  Aug      CPI 
                       CPI, M/M%                                        +0.1% 
                       Core CPI, M/M%                                   +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% 
                       CPI Core, Y/Y%                                   +2.5% 
0830/1230           U.S. Weekly Export Sales 
1000/1400  Sep      University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - preliminary 
                       Mid-Mo Sentiment                                 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 
 
 

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