This week's economic calendar is relatively quiet, though it does feature a steady stream of speeches from Federal Reserve officials.
Wall Street will also be watching for updates on the services and manufacturing sectors for any signs of potential weakness in the economy ahead of the next Fed meeting in early November.
Thursday, October 17: S&P Global Manufacturing and Services Purchasing Managers Indexes (PMIs): The divergence between the manufacturing and services sectors likely continued in October, says BofA Securities economists.
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You can read on to see the entire weekly economic calendar of the most important upcoming economic reports scheduled to be released over the next several days. At times, we provide expanded previews and recaps for select reports.
Please check back often. This economic calendar is updated regularly. Bolded reports are those considered more noteworthy and all reporting times are in Eastern Time.
Economic calendar highlights
Monday (10/21)
| Economic report | Period | Time released |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan speaks | N/A | 8:55 am |
| The Conference Board's Leading Indicators Index | September | 10:00 am |
| Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari speaks | N/A | 1:00 pm |
| Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid speaks | N/A | 5:05 pm |
| San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly speaks | N/A | 6:40 pm |
Tuesday (10/22)
| Economic report | Period | Time released |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker speaks | N/A | 10:00 am |
| Richmond Manufacturing Index | October | 10:00 am |
Wednesday (10/23)
| Economic report | Period | Time released |
|---|---|---|
| Fed Governor Michelle Bowman speaks | N/A | 9:00 am |
| Existing home sales | September | 10:00 am |
| Beige Book | N/A | 2:00 pm |
Thursday (10/24)
S&P Global's PMI data in focus on Thursday
According to S&P Global, activity in the services sector expanded for the 20th straight month in September, with lower interest rates boosting demand.
The same can't be said for the manufacturing sector, though, which sank deeper into contraction territory amid weak demand and political uncertainty.
"There has been some divergence between the two sectors, with the services sector outperforming manufacturing and we expect to see this trend to continue this month," says BofA Securities economist Aditya Bhave.
| Economic report | Period | Time released |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly jobless claims | Week ended October 19 | 8:30 am |
| Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack speaks | N/A | 8:45 am |
| S&P Global Flash Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) | October | 9:45 am |
| S&P Global Flash Manufacturing PMI | October | 9:45 am |
| New home sales | September | 10:00 am |
Friday (10/25)
| Economic report | Period | Time released |
|---|---|---|
| Durable goods | September | 8:30 am |
| University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (revised) | October | 10:00 am |
Reporting schedules are provided Forex Factory and MarketWatch.
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