The economic calendar could be disrupted this week if the government shutdown continues, delaying some key data, including weekly jobless claims. However, there's still plenty to hold Wall Street's attention – including the minutes from the September Fed meeting.
Wednesday, October 8: Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes: Wall Street is watching for hints on the Fed's plans for future rate cuts.
This week's economic calendar has several reports that could be delayed or cancelled due to the government shutdown. Those are marked with an asterisk (*).
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Read on to see the entire weekly economic calendar of the most important upcoming economic reports scheduled to be released in 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. All reporting times are in Eastern Time.
Economic calendar highlights
Monday (10/6)
Economic report | Period | Time released |
Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid speaks | N/A | 5 pm |
Tuesday (10/7)
Economic report | Period | Time released |
Trade balance* | August | 8:30 am |
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic speaks | N/A | 10 am |
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman speaks | N/A | 10:05 am |
Fed Governor Stephen Miran speaks | N/A | 10:45 am |
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari speaks | N/A | 11:30 am |
Consumer credit | August | 3 pm |
Fed Governor Stephen Miran speaks | N/A | 4:05 pm |
Wednesday (10/8)
Economic report | Period | Time released |
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speaks | N/A | 9:20 am |
Fed Governor Michael Barr speaks | N/A | 9:30 am |
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes | September | 2 pm |
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari speaks | N/A | 3:15 pm |
Fed Governor Michael Barr speaks | N/A | 5:45 pm |
Will the Fed minutes signal more rate cuts?
The September Fed meeting was a key event on the economic calendar as market participants were anxious to see how big of a rate cut the central bank would enact amid signs of weakening in the labor market.
The answer to that question was a quarter-percentage-point cut – its first of the year. And the FOMC's Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), or dot plot, suggested that most – but not all – Fed officials supported one or two more rate cuts in 2025.
BofA Securities economist Aditya Bhave expects Wednesday afternoon's release of the September FOMC meeting minutes "to lay bare significant divisions on the committee. In parsing the minutes, we will be looking to understand why the Fed projected deeper cuts than in June despite moving to more hawkish macro forecasts."
Bhave also wants to know which Fed members, if any, pushed back against a September rate cut and if there was any discussion on the future path of policy.
Thursday (10/9)
Economic report | Period | Time released |
Weekly jobless claims* | Week ending October 4 | 8:30 am |
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks | N/A | 8:30 am |
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman speaks | N/A | 8:35 am |
Wholesale inventories* | August | 10 am |
Fed Governor Michael Barr speaks | N/A | 1 pm |
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman speaks | N/A | 3 pm |
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly speaks | N/A | 9:40 pm |
Friday (10/10)
Economic report | Period | Time released |
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee speaks | N/A | 9:45 AM |
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (preliminary) | October | 10 am |
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speaks | N/A | 1 PM |
Federal budget | September | 2 pm |
Reporting schedules are provided Forex Factory and MarketWatch.
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