The economic calendar is not nearly as full of events with market-moving potential, though the weekly unemployment claims data takes on added significance following July's softer-than-expected jobs report.
In the aftermath of the July Fed meeting, we'll hear from San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly Wednesday, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic Thursday, and St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem Friday.
Tuesday, August 5: Trade deficit: Market participants and observers will take special interest as the impact of tariffs on U.S. trade continues to work through the economy.
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Thursday, August 6: Weekly jobless claims: Following July's jobs numbers, including major revisions to nonfarm payroll totals for May and June, every bit of labor market data counts, no matter how noisy.
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 (8/4)
Monday | Row 0 - Cell 1 | Row 0 - Cell 2 | Row 0 - Cell 3 | Row 0 - Cell 4 |
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
Factory orders | June | N/A | 8.2% | 10 am |
Tuesday (8/5)
Tuesday | Row 0 - Cell 1 | Row 0 - Cell 2 | Row 0 - Cell 3 | Row 0 - Cell 4 |
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
U.S. trade deficit | June | -$67.6 billion | -$71.5 billion | 8:30 am |
S&P U.S. Services PMI (final) | July | N/A | 52.9 | 9:45 am |
ISM Services PMI | July | N/A | 50.8 | 10 am |
Wednesday (8/6)
Wednesday | Row 0 - Cell 1 | Row 0 - Cell 2 | Row 0 - Cell 3 | Row 0 - Cell 4 |
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly speech | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12:45 pm |
Thursday (8/7)
Thursday | Row 0 - Cell 1 | Row 0 - Cell 2 | Row 0 - Cell 3 | Row 0 - Cell 4 |
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
Weekly jobless claims | Week ending August 2 | N/A | 218,000 | 8:30 am |
Nonfarm productivity | Q2 | N/A | -1.5% | 8:30 am |
Wholesale inventories | June | N/A | -0.3% | 10 am |
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic speech | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10 am |
Consumer credit | June | N/A | $5.1 billion | 3 pm |
Friday (8/8)
Friday | Row 0 - Cell 1 | Row 0 - Cell 2 | Row 0 - Cell 3 | Row 0 - Cell 4 |
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speech | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10:20 am |
Reporting schedules are provided Forex Factory and MarketWatch.
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