U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time.

Monday, August 10, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 1000/1400 Jul Employment Trends Index ETI 106.69 ETI, Y/Y%

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0600/1000 Jul NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism Small Business Idx 97.2 97.4 0855/1255 08/08 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +8.2% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +8.7% 1000/1400 Jul Existing Home Sales Existing Sales 4.01M 4.09M Existing Sales, M/M% -2.0% -2.4% Unsold Homes Month's Supply 4.6 Median Price (USD) 440600 Median Home Price, Y/Y% +1.8% 1100/1500 Q4 Federal Reserve Bank of New York Q2 Household Debt and Credit Report published 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 08/07 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Composite Idx 240 Composite Idx, W/W% -2.9% Purchase Idx-SA 154 Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% -3.6% Refinance Idx 709.1 Refinance Idx, W/W% -1.9% 0830/1230 Jul Real Earnings 0830/1230 Jul CPI CPI, M/M% +0.1% -0.4% Core CPI, M/M% +0.3% +0.0% Energy Idx, M/M% -5.7% Food Idx, M/M% +0.2% Real Avg Wkly Pay-Infla Adj, M/M% +0.8% CPI, Y/Y% +3.4% +3.5% CPI Core, Y/Y% +2.5% +2.6% 1000/1400 Jul Online Help Wanted Index 1030/1430 08/07 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 406.987M Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +2.479M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 209.658M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -1.643M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 107.159M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -3.473M Refinery Usage 96.5% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 20.97M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg +0.216M (Bbl/day) 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 Jul Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the U.S. Government Monthly Treasury Balance -120B

Thursday, August 13, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0815/1215 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack speaks at the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Breakfast series 0830/1230 Jul PPI PPI, M/M% +0.2% -0.3% Ex-Food & Energy PPI, M/M% +0.2% +0.2% Personal Consumption +0.1% PPI,Y/Y% 0830/1230 08/08 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 203K 199K Jobless Claims, Net Chg +1K Continuing Claims 1801000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg +24K 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 0840/1240 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks to the Greenville Chamber of Commerce 1030/1430 08/07 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3117B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +33B (Cbf) 1400/1800 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings

Friday, August 14, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jul Advance Monthly Sales for Retail & Food Services Overall Sales-SA, M/M% +0.1% +0.2% Sales, Ex-Auto, M/M% +0.2% -0.2% Sales, Ex-Auto & Gas, M/M% +0.4% 1000/1400 Jun Manufacturing & Trade: Inventories & Sales Total Inventories +0.1% +0.3% 1000/1400 Aug University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - preliminary Mid-Mo Sentiment 54.5 54.4 Mid-Mo Expectations 54.0 Mid-Mo Current Idx 54.9

Monday, August 17, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Aug Empire State Manufacturing Survey Mfg Idx 15.6 Employment Idx 11.4 New Orders Idx 22.2 Prices Received 27.6 1000/1400 Aug NAHB Housing Market Index Housing Mkt Idx 34 1600/2000 Jun Treasury International Capital Data

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jul New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building Permits Total Starts 1.427M Housing Starts, M/M% +19% Building Permits 1.367M Building Permits, M/M% -3% 0830/1230 Jul Import & Export Price Indexes Import Prices +0.3% Non-Petroleum Prices +0.5% Petroleum Prices -0.7% 0855/1255 08/15 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% Latest Wk, Y/Y% 0915/1315 Jul Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Industrial Production, M/M% +0.1% Capacity Utilization % 76.1% Capacity Utilization, Net Chg (Pts) +0 1000/1400 Jul Pending Home Sales Index Pending Home Sales 72.5 Pending Home Sales Idx, M/M% -5.4% Pending Home Sales Idx , Y/Y% -0.3% 1000/1400 Q2 Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

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August 10, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)