Economic calendar
The releases and central-bank events that move index futures and the majors, this week and next, and PTM's breakdown of each one we cover. Every date comes from the agency that sets it. Release dates from each agency's official calendar; impact is PTM's rating. Agencies publish no forecasts, so none are shown.
Monday, November 9
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- 08:40 ET: USD Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Board members vote at every meeting, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 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.
- 12:15 ET: USD Richmond Fed President Barkin speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Presidents sit on the FOMC and vote in rotation, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
Tuesday, November 10
- 04:00 ET: USD Fed Governor Waller speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Board members vote at every meeting, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 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.
- 09:00 ET: EUR ECB's Cipollone testifies, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
- 11:45 ET: EUR ECB's Lane speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
- 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.
- 15:30 ET: USD Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Board members vote at every meeting, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 18:30 ET: USD Philadelphia Fed President Paulson speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Presidents sit on the FOMC and vote in rotation, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 18:30 ET: USD Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Board members vote at every meeting, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
Wednesday, November 11
- 04:45 ET: EUR ECB President Lagarde speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
- 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 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.
- 08:30 ET: USD Cleveland Fed President Hammack speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Presidents sit on the FOMC and vote in rotation, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 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.
- 10:00 ET: USD Fed Governor Barr speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Board members vote at every meeting, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 10:30 ET: EUR ECB's Vujčić speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
- 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.
- about 13:10 ET: USD San Francisco Fed President Daly speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Presidents sit on the FOMC and vote in rotation, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 14:30 ET: EUR ECB President Lagarde speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
Friday, November 13
- 01:50 ET: EUR ECB's Elderson speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
- 02:10 ET: EUR ECB's Schnabel speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Executive Board members shape the ECB's policy, so their remarks between meetings are read for the outlook.
- 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.
- 10:50 ET: USD Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Board members vote at every meeting, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- about 12:00 ET: USD San Francisco Fed President Daly speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Presidents sit on the FOMC and vote in rotation, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 19:00 ET: USD Fed Vice Chair Jefferson speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Board members vote at every meeting, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
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.
- 09:30 ET: USD Cleveland Fed President Hammack speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Presidents sit on the FOMC and vote in rotation, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
- 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.
- time to be announced: CAD BoC's Gravelle speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook The Governor and Deputy Governors speak for the Bank, so remarks are read for the outlook on rates.
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.
- 18:30 ET: USD Philadelphia Fed President Paulson speaks, medium impact (official calendar) · playbook Presidents sit on the FOMC and vote in rotation, so their read of the outlook is part of how the rate path is judged between meetings.
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.
- 10:00 ET: USD University of Michigan consumer sentiment (Final November; release date only; figures are the publisher's), medium impact (official calendar) · playbook It includes households' own inflation expectations, which the Fed watches for signs that expectations are drifting.