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Events

Market events that move US stocks

The scheduled reports, meetings and shocks that move the tape, and which sectors and industries each one usually helps or hurts. Open an event for its full board and the next release.

Release dates are shown where we carry the calendar

Scheduled economic reports

Inflation (CPI)The monthly report on how fast everyday prices are rising.Next Oct 14, 2026Core inflation (core CPI)Inflation with food and energy stripped out, the number watched for the underlying trend.Next Oct 14, 2026Producer prices (PPI)The monthly report on prices businesses charge each other, which shows up in shop prices later.Next Oct 15, 2026PCE inflationThe Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, published monthly.Next Sep 30, 2026Core PCE (the Fed's gauge)The Fed's preferred inflation measure without food and energy, the one its target is written against.Next Sep 30, 2026Jobs report (nonfarm payrolls)The monthly jobs report: how many jobs the economy added.Next Oct 2, 2026Job openings (JOLTS)The monthly count of open, unfilled jobs.Next Sep 29, 2026Unemployment rateThe share of people looking for work who cannot find it, published with the jobs report.Next Oct 2, 2026Initial jobless claimsThe weekly count of people newly filing for unemployment benefits.Next date not on file yetGDP (advance estimate)The quarterly measure of how much the whole economy grew.Next Oct 29, 2026Industrial productionThe monthly measure of factory, mine and utility output.Next date not on file yetRetail salesThe monthly tally of what shoppers spent.Next Oct 15, 2026Housing startsThe monthly count of new homes builders began.Next Oct 20, 2026Consumer sentiment (UMich)The University of Michigan's survey of how consumers feel about the economy.Next Sep 25, 2026ISM manufacturing PMIA monthly survey of factory purchasing managers; above 50 means factories are growing.Not on our calendarISM services PMIA monthly survey of purchasing managers at service businesses.Not on our calendarADP private payrollsA private estimate of hiring, published two days before the official jobs report.Not on our calendarDurable goods ordersMonthly orders for long-lasting goods like machinery, appliances and aircraft.Next Sep 25, 2026Conference Board consumer confidenceThe Conference Board's monthly survey of how consumers feel.Not on our calendarExisting home salesThe monthly count of previously owned homes sold.Not on our calendarNAHB builder sentimentA monthly survey of homebuilders' confidence.Not on our calendarMBA weekly mortgage applicationsThe weekly count of mortgage applications.Not on our calendar

The Federal Reserve

FOMC decisionThe Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, made eight times a year.Next Oct 28, 2026Fed Chair speech (Jackson Hole, testimony, major venue)A major speech by the Fed Chair: Jackson Hole, testimony to Congress, or a big venue.Not on our calendarFOMC minutesThe written record of the Fed's last meeting, released three weeks later.Not on our calendarBeige BookThe Fed's survey of business conditions across its twelve districts.Not on our calendarFed stress test results (DFAST/CCAR)The Fed's annual test of whether big banks could survive a severe downturn.Not on our calendarFed H.8 weekly bank creditThe Fed's weekly report on how much banks are lending.Not on our calendar

Treasury supply

10y / 30y Treasury auctionThe government sells 10- and 30-year bonds; weak demand pushes long-term rates up.Next date not on file yetTreasury quarterly refunding announcementThe Treasury announces how much long-term debt it will sell over the coming quarter.Not on our calendar

Washington: shutdowns, tariffs, export controls

Government shutdown / funding deadlineThe date government funding runs out unless Congress acts.Not on our calendarTariff announcement or effective dateA new or higher import tax is announced or takes effect.Not on our calendarExport-control or entity-list actionA new restriction on what US companies may sell to a country or company.Not on our calendar

Overseas central banks and China

China rare-earth / gallium / germanium export controlsChina restricts exports of rare earths or other critical materials.Not on our calendarECB rate decisionThe European Central Bank's interest-rate decision.Next Oct 29, 2026Bank of Japan decisionThe Bank of Japan's interest-rate decision, which moves the yen and the money the world borrowed in it.Next Oct 30, 2026China PMI (NBS and Caixin)China's monthly survey of factory activity.Not on our calendar

The chip supply chain

TSMC monthly revenueTaiwan's TSMC, which manufactures the chips for Nvidia, Apple and AMD, reports its monthly sales.Not on our calendarSamsung Electronics preliminary resultsSamsung's early read on its quarterly profit, driven by memory-chip prices.Not on our calendarSK Hynix earnings and HBM guidanceSK Hynix, Nvidia's main memory supplier, reports earnings and guidance.Not on our calendarDRAM / NAND contract price printThe quarterly price memory-chip makers charge their big customers.Not on our calendarKorea 20-day exports (semiconductor line)South Korea's exports for the first 20 days of the month, the earliest read on global chip demand.Not on our calendarASML bookings and guidanceASML, the only maker of the most advanced chip-making machines, reports its orders.Not on our calendar

Oil and gas

OPEC+ ministerial meetingThe oil cartel's meeting on how much oil its members will pump.Not on our calendarEIA weekly petroleum statusThe weekly government report on US oil stockpiles.Next Sep 23, 2026EIA natural gas storageThe weekly report on how much natural gas is in storage.Not on our calendar

Weather

Hurricane landfall (Gulf or Atlantic)A major hurricane makes landfall on the US coast.Not on our calendar

Index flows and expiries

Index rebalance effective dateThe day a stock officially joins or leaves an index and index funds must buy or sell it.Not on our calendarBuyback blackout windowThe weeks before earnings when a company is barred from buying back its own shares.Not on our calendarVIX expiry (Wednesday)The monthly settlement of VIX (market-fear) options, normally on a Wednesday.Not on our calendarShort-interest disseminationThe twice-monthly count of shares that traders have sold short.Not on our calendar