U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead -2-

Job Cuts, M/M% -27% 0830/1230 Jul U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services Trade Balance (USD) -73.26B Exports (USD) 314.73B Exports, M/M% -0.9% Imports (USD) 387.99B Imports, M/M% -1.8% 0830/1230 08/29 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims Jobless Claims, Net Chg Continuing Claims Continuing Claims, Net Chg 0830/1230 Q2 Revised Productivity and Costs Non-Farm Productivity +0.3% Unit Labor Costs +1.8% 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 0945/1345 Aug US Services PMI PMI, Services 54.6 1000/1400 Aug ISM Report On Business Services PMI Services PMI 54.1 Business Activity Idx 59.1 Prices Idx 70.3 Employment Idx 47.4 New Orders Idx 57.2 1030/1430 08/28 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg (Cbf) 1100/1500 Aug Global Services PMI PMI, Services 52.5 1200/1600 Aug Monthly U.S. Retail Chain Store Sales Index 1500/1900 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee special remarks at 'Connecting Communities' online event 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings

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August 26, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)