Economic calendar: November 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, November 2

• 09:45 ET: USD S&P Global final US PMI (manufacturing; release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It confirms or revises the flash readings and is read alongside ISM's reports on the same mornings.
• 10:00 ET: USD Construction spending (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It covers residential, commercial and public building, an input to the investment part of GDP.
• 10:00 ET: USD ISM manufacturing PMI (release date only; figures are the publisher's), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the first national read on manufacturing each month, and its prices and employment indexes are read alongside the headline.
• 22:30 ET: AUD RBA rate decision (with Statement on Monetary Policy), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It sets the cash rate target, the main policy lever behind the Australian dollar.

Tuesday, November 3

• 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is a weekly read on private hiring between the monthly reports.
• 10:00 ET: USD Factory orders (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It adds non-durable orders and revisions to the durable goods report, a broader read on demand for manufactured goods.
• 10:00 ET: USD JOLTS job openings, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Openings, hires, quits and layoffs show how tight the labour market is beneath the payrolls number.

Wednesday, November 4

• 05:00 ET: EUR Euro area flash inflation (HICP) (October 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the first read on euro-area inflation for the month, the measure the ECB targets.
• 07:00 ET: USD MBA mortgage applications (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Refinancing and purchase demand respond within days to mortgage rates, so it is the most frequent read on housing demand.
• 08:15 ET: USD ADP National Employment Report (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It arrives two days before the official jobs report, built from payroll records rather than a survey.
• 08:30 ET: USD Trade balance (goods and services) (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Net exports feed into GDP, and the import and export lines show demand at home and abroad.
• 09:45 ET: USD S&P Global final US PMI (services; release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It confirms or revises the flash readings and is read alongside ISM's reports on the same mornings.
• 10:00 ET: USD ISM services PMI (release date only; figures are the publisher's), high impact (official calendar) · playbook Services are most of the US economy, and its prices index is read as an early sign of services inflation.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the official weekly count of US crude and fuel stocks, the supply picture energy markets work from.

Thursday, November 5

• 07:00 ET: GBP Bank of England rate decision (with Monetary Policy Report), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It sets Bank Rate, the base for UK borrowing costs and the main policy lever behind sterling.
• 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Layoffs tend to show up here weeks before they reach the monthly jobs report, which is why a run of higher claims gets attention.
• 08:30 ET: USD Productivity and unit labour costs, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Output per hour and unit labour costs show whether wage growth is being matched by output or adding to costs.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage, high impact (official calendar) · playbook Storage against the five-year average is the main weekly gauge of whether gas supply is tight or ample.

Friday, November 6

• 08:30 ET: CAD Canada Labour Force Survey (October 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the monthly read on Canadian jobs and wages, often out the same morning as the US jobs report.
• 08:30 ET: USD Employment Situation (non-farm payrolls), high impact (official calendar) · playbook Jobs and wages are the other half of the Fed's mandate, and this is the most complete monthly read on both.

Monday, November 9

• 10:00 ET: USD Wholesale inventories (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Inventory changes feed straight into GDP, so this final read updates growth estimates for the quarter.

Tuesday, November 10

• about 06:00 ET: USD NFIB small business optimism (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Small firms employ much of the private workforce, and the survey's hiring and price questions are early reads on both.
• 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is a weekly read on private hiring between the monthly reports.
• 08:30 ET: USD CPI, high impact (official calendar) · playbook The Fed's decisions turn on whether inflation is moving back to 2%, and CPI is the first broad read on that each month.
• 12:00 ET: USD WASDE (USDA supply and demand), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is USDA's benchmark for world crop supply and demand, and grain markets reset their balance sheets around it.

Thursday, November 12

• 02:00 ET: GBP UK monthly GDP (September 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the monthly read on UK output, used to gauge growth between quarterly estimates.
• 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Layoffs tend to show up here weeks before they reach the monthly jobs report, which is why a run of higher claims gets attention.
• 10:00 ET: USD Existing home sales (NAR) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Resales are most of the US housing market, and the median price and supply figures show how affordability is holding.
• 12:00 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories) (holiday schedule), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the official weekly count of US crude and fuel stocks, the supply picture energy markets work from.

Friday, November 13

• 08:30 ET: USD PPI, high impact (official calendar) · playbook It shows price pressure earlier in the supply chain, and several of its components feed directly into PCE, the Fed's target measure.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage (holiday schedule), high impact (official calendar) · playbook Storage against the five-year average is the main weekly gauge of whether gas supply is tight or ample.

Monday, November 16

• 08:30 ET: CAD Canada CPI (October 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook The Bank of Canada's 2% target is set on CPI, and its preferred core measures come out with it.
• 08:30 ET: USD Empire State manufacturing survey, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the first manufacturing survey of the month, so it is the earliest read on factory conditions and prices paid.

Tuesday, November 17

• 02:00 ET: GBP UK labour market (July to September 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook Pay growth and unemployment are central to the Bank's read on domestic inflation pressure.
• 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is a weekly read on private hiring between the monthly reports.
• 08:30 ET: USD Import and export prices, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Prices of imported goods feed into what consumers and firms pay, and show the effect of the dollar and tariffs on them.
• 08:30 ET: USD Retail sales (October 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook Consumer spending is the largest part of US GDP, and this is the earliest monthly read on it.
• 09:15 ET: USD Industrial production, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the Fed's own measure of factory, mining and utility output, with capacity utilization alongside.
• 10:00 ET: USD Business inventories (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It completes the month's inventory picture across manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, an input to GDP.
• 10:00 ET: USD NAHB housing market index (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Builders answer before they break ground, so the survey is an early read on new construction.

Wednesday, November 18

• 02:00 ET: GBP UK CPI (October 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook The Bank of England targets CPI at 2%, so this is the measure its decisions are judged against.
• 07:00 ET: USD MBA mortgage applications (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Refinancing and purchase demand respond within days to mortgage rates, so it is the most frequent read on housing demand.
• 08:30 ET: USD Housing starts and building permits (October 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Housing is among the most rate-sensitive parts of the economy, and permits show what builders plan next.
• 10:00 ET: USD Pending home sales (NAR) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Contracts close one to two months later, so the index is an early read on existing home sales.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the official weekly count of US crude and fuel stocks, the supply picture energy markets work from.
• 14:00 ET: USD FOMC minutes (meeting of October 27-28), high impact (official calendar) · playbook They show how broad the support was behind the last decision and which risks officials were weighing.
• 19:30 ET: AUD Australia labour force (October 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook Employment and unemployment are central to the RBA's read on the economy.

Thursday, November 19

• 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Layoffs tend to show up here weeks before they reach the monthly jobs report, which is why a run of higher claims gets attention.
• 08:30 ET: USD Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook With Empire State, it gives an early read on factories each month before the national surveys.
• 10:00 ET: USD Conference Board leading economic index (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is built to turn before the wider economy, so its six-month change is read as a gauge of slowdown risk.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage, high impact (official calendar) · playbook Storage against the five-year average is the main weekly gauge of whether gas supply is tight or ample.

Friday, November 20

• 08:30 ET: CAD Canada retail trade (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the main monthly read on Canadian consumer spending.

Monday, November 23

• 09:45 ET: USD S&P Global flash US PMI (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the first read on the month's manufacturing and services activity, out before the month ends.

Tuesday, November 24

• 08:15 ET: USD ADP weekly employment (NER Pulse) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is a weekly read on private hiring between the monthly reports.
• 09:00 ET: USD S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home prices (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the benchmark index of US home prices with the deepest history, which feed into household wealth and shelter costs.
• 09:00 ET: USD FHFA house price index, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook House prices feed into household wealth and, with a lag, into the shelter costs inside the inflation measures.
• 10:00 ET: USD Conference Board consumer confidence (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It shows how households rate the job market and their own prospects, an input to the outlook for spending.
• 19:30 ET: AUD Australia CPI (October 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook The RBA's target is set on CPI, and the trimmed mean is its preferred underlying measure.
• time to be announced: CAD BoC Governor Macklem speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook The Governor and Deputy Governors speak for the Bank, so remarks are read for the outlook on rates.

Wednesday, November 25

• 07:00 ET: USD MBA mortgage applications (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Refinancing and purchase demand respond within days to mortgage rates, so it is the most frequent read on housing demand.
• 08:30 ET: USD Initial jobless claims, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Layoffs tend to show up here weeks before they reach the monthly jobs report, which is why a run of higher claims gets attention.
• 08:30 ET: USD Durable goods orders (October 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Orders for durable goods, core capital goods above all, are an early read on business investment.
• 08:30 ET: USD GDP (second estimate, 3rd Quarter 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Later estimates revise the first print with more complete data, which can change the picture of both growth and prices.
• 08:30 ET: USD Personal income and outlays (PCE) (October 2026), high impact (official calendar) · playbook The Fed's 2% goal is written in PCE prices, so this is the inflation number the Committee itself quotes.
• 10:00 ET: USD New home sales (October 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Sales of newly built homes respond quickly to mortgage rates, and the report carries prices and supply alongside.
• 10:30 ET: USD EIA weekly petroleum status (crude inventories), high impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the official weekly count of US crude and fuel stocks, the supply picture energy markets work from.
• 12:00 ET: USD EIA weekly natural gas storage (holiday schedule), high impact (official calendar) · playbook Storage against the five-year average is the main weekly gauge of whether gas supply is tight or ample.

Friday, November 27

• 08:30 ET: USD Advance goods trade and inventories (October 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It arrives weeks before the full trade and inventory reports, so forecasters use it to update their GDP estimates for the quarter.

Monday, November 30

• 08:30 ET: CAD Canada GDP by industry (September 2026), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It is the monthly read on Canadian output, with an advance estimate for the month after.
• 09:45 ET: USD Chicago PMI (business barometer) (release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It closes each month's run of regional surveys the day before ISM's national report.