The economic calendar is actually relatively quiet in the aftermath of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium last Friday.
Wall Street will pay close attention to weekly jobless claims data after Powell indicated in his Jackson Hole address that the balance of risks has shifted and employment is now the central bank's primary focus, at least in the short term.
Still, markets will also weigh heavily Friday's release of the Fed's preferred inflation gauge for signs of impact from President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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Thursday, August 28: Weekly jobless claims: Powell's Jackson Hole speech underscores the fact that the health of the labor market is a critical factor in the Fed's interest rate calculus, and last week's data came in hot.
Friday, August 29, Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE): Employment is the Fed's primary focus right now, but Powell & Co. remain wary of the timing of the impact of Trump's tariffs.
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 (8/25)
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
New home sales | July | 635,000 | 627,000 | 10 am |
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan speaks | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3:15 pm |
New York Fed President John Williams speaks | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7:15 pm |
Tuesday (8/26)
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
Durable goods orders | July | -3.8% | -9.3% | 8:30 am |
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speaks | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8:30 am |
S&P Case Shiller Home Price Index | June | 2.9% | 2.8% | 9 am |
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index | August | N/A | 97.2 | 10 am |
Wednesday (8/27)
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speaks | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11:45 am |
Thursday (8/28)
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Q2 | 3.1% | 3.0% | 8:30 am |
Weekly jobless claims | Week ending August 23 | 231,000 | 235,000 | 8:30 am |
Pending home sales | July | -0.3% | -0.8% | 10 am |
Fed Governor Christopher Waller speaks | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 pm |
Friday (8/29)
Economic report | Period | Forecast | Previous | Time released |
Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) | July | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8:30 am |
Core PCE | Juy | 0.3% | 0.3% | 8:30 am |
Trade balance | July | -$90.7 billion | -$86.0 billion | 8:30 am |
Wholesale inventories | July | 0.2% | 0.1% | 8:30 am |
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (revised) | August | 58,6 | 58.6 | 10 am |
Reporting schedules are provided Forex Factory and MarketWatch.
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