Economic calendar: August 2026
Releases older than the calendar's own window are shown from PTM's briefs, at the release's usual time. Release dates from each agency's official calendar; impact is PTM's rating. All months.
Monday, August 3
Morning Rundown: Amazon's Cloud Soars. Apple Stumbles.
- 09:45 ET: USD S&P Global final US PMI, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Construction spending (June 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD ISM manufacturing PMI (release date only; figures are the publisher's), high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Tuesday, August 4
Morning Rundown: Oil plunges, Dow records. Amazon hits $3T
- 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Trade balance (goods and services) (June 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Factory orders (June 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD JOLTS job openings, medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Wednesday, August 5
Morning Rundown: Records roll on. Palantir soars 30%
- 08:15 ET: USD ADP National Employment Report (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 09:45 ET: USD S&P Global final US PMI, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD ISM services PMI (release date only; figures are the publisher's), high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 16:05 ET: USD Fed Governor Cook speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook
Thursday, August 6
Morning Rundown: Dow records again. The market turns selective
- 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Productivity and unit labour costs, medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Wholesale inventories (June 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage, high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Friday, August 7
Morning Rundown: Streak Snaps. Guidance Gets Punished
- 08:30 ET: CAD Canada Labour Force Survey (July 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Employment Situation (non-farm payrolls), high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Saturday, August 8
- 12:45 ET: USD Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook
Tuesday, August 11
Morning Rundown: Oil spikes, stocks dip. CPI on deck.
- 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Existing home sales, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Wednesday, August 12
Morning Rundown: Stocks Slip Again. CPI Day Arrives
- 08:30 ET: USD CPI, high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 13:00 ET: USD 10-year note auction, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 14:00 ET: USD Monthly Treasury Statement (federal budget), medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Thursday, August 13
Morning Rundown: CPI comes in line. AI cloud rips
- 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD PPI, high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage, high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 13:00 ET: USD 30-year bond auction, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- PTM coverage: USD MBA National Delinquency Survey · PTM's breakdown
Friday, August 14
Morning Rundown: PPI cools too. S&P tops 7,800
- 08:30 ET: USD Retail sales (July 2026), high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Business inventories (June 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD University of Michigan consumer sentiment, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Monday, August 17
Morning Rundown: The consumer blinks. Rally stalls at records
- 08:30 ET: CAD Canada CPI (July 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Empire State manufacturing survey, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Tuesday, August 18
Morning Rundown: The long end bites. Stocks slip from records
- 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Housing starts and building permits (July 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Import and export prices, medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 09:15 ET: USD Industrial production, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Pending home sales, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Wednesday, August 19
Morning Rundown: Chips lead the slide. Yields won't quit
- 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · playbook
- 14:00 ET: USD FOMC minutes (meeting of July 28-29), high impact (official calendar) · playbook
Thursday, August 20
Morning Rundown: Treasury blinks. Moderna nearly triples
- 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Conference Board leading economic index, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage, high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Friday, August 21
Morning Rundown: Yields snap back. Walmart breaks the consumer
- 08:30 ET: CAD Canada retail trade (June 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook
Tuesday, August 25
Morning Rundown: Tech cracks before Nvidia. Treasury reaches deeper
- 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 09:00 ET: USD FHFA house price index, medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Conference Board consumer confidence, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD New home sales (July 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Wednesday, August 26
Morning Rundown: The war premium breaks. Yields follow oil down
- 08:30 ET: USD Durable goods orders (July 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD GDP (second estimate, 2nd Quarter 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Personal income and outlays (PCE) (July 2026), high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · playbook
Thursday, August 27
Morning Rundown: PCE runs hot. Then Nvidia answered
- 08:30 ET: USD Advance goods trade and inventories (July 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage, high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
Friday, August 28
Morning Rundown: Software roars back. The labour market won't crack
- 08:30 ET: CAD Canada GDP by industry (June 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD Fed Chair Warsh speaks, high impact (official calendar) · PTM's breakdown · playbook
- 10:00 ET: USD University of Michigan consumer sentiment, medium impact (publisher) · PTM's breakdown · playbook