U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jun Advance Economic Indicators Report Adv Trade Balance in Goods -105.8B Wholesale Inventories +0.3% Retail Inventories +0.6% 0855/1255 07/25 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +8.0% Latest Wk, Y/Y% +7.8% 0900/1300 May U.S. Monthly House Price Index 0900/1300 May S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices 10-City Idx, M/M% +1.06% 10-City Idx, Y/Y% +1.78% 20-City Idx, M/M% +1.03% 20-City Idx, Y/Y% +1.3% +1.14% National Idx, M/M% +0.77% National Idx, Y/Y% +0.85% 1000/1400 Jul Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey Mfg Idx 5.5 4 Shipments Idx 3 1000/1400 Jul Consumer Confidence Index Cons Conf Idx 92.0 91.2 Expectation Idx Present Situation Idx 1000/1400 Q2 U.S. Housing Vacancies 1300/1700 Jun Money Stock Measures 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin N/A U.S. President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House N/A U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 07/24 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Composite Idx 264 Composite Idx, W/W% +1.9% Purchase Idx-SA 165.8 Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% +5.5% Refinance Idx 802.3 Refinance Idx, W/W% -2.4% 1000/1400 Jun Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment 1030/1430 07/24 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 411.675M Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +2.01M Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 211.294M Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +0.765M Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 109.57M Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +1.395M Refinery Usage 96.1% Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 20.519M Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg +1.042M (Bbl/day) 1400/1800 U.S. interest rate decision Federal Funds Rate Federal Funds Rate Change (Pts) Fed Funds Rate-Range High 3.75 Fed Funds Rate-Range Low 3.50 FOMC Vote For Action 12 FOMC Vote Against Action 0 Discount Rate 3.75 Discount Rate Change (Pts) +0 Discount Rate-Range High Discount Rate-Range Low

Thursday, July 30, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Q2 Advance estimate GDP Real GDP, Q/Q% +1.8% +2.1% Chain-Weighted Price Idx, Q/Q% +4.0% +3.6% PCE Price Idx, Q/Q% +4.6% Purchase Price Idx, Q/Q% +3.6% Real Final Sales 1st Est, Q/Q% +1.7% Core PCE Price Idx, Q/Q% +4.4% Personal Consumption, Q/Q% +0.5% 0830/1230 Jun Personal Income and Outlays Personal Income, M/M% +0.3% +0.7% Consumer Spending, M/M% +0.3% +0.7% PCE Price Idx, M/M% -0.1% +0.4% PCE Price Idx, Y/Y% +3.7% +4.1% PCE Core Price Idx, M/M% +0.2% +0.3% PCE Core Price Idx, Y/Y% +3.3% +3.4% 0830/1230 07/25 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 200K 187K Jobless Claims, Net Chg -22K Continuing Claims 1796000 Continuing Claims, Net Chg -2K 0830/1230 U.S. Weekly Export Sales 1030/1430 07/24 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3056B Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg +32B (Cbf) 1400/1800 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 1630/2030 Foreign Central Bank Holdings 1630/2030 Federal Discount Window Borrowings

Friday, July 31, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Q2 Employment Cost Index ECI, Q/Q% +0.8% +0.9% ECI, Y/Y% +3.4% 0945/1345 Jul Chicago Business Barometer - ISM-Chicago Business Survey - Chicago PMI PMI-Adj 55.7 56.7 1000/1400 Jul University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - final End-Mo Sentiment Idx 54.0 49.5 End-Mo Expectations Idx 50.7 12-Month Inflation Forecast 4.6% 5-Year Inflation Forecast 3.3% End-Mo Current Idx 47.7 1500/1900 Jun Agricultural Prices Farm Prices, M/M% +4.1%

Monday, August 3, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0945/1345 Jul US Manufacturing PMI PMI, Mfg 53.9 1000/1400 Jul ISM Report On Business Manufacturing PMI Manufacturing PMI 53.3 Prices Idx 73.0 Employment Idx 49.7 Inventories 51.4 New Orders Idx 56.0 Production Idx 52.2 1000/1400 Jun Construction Spending - Construction Put in Place New Construction +0.1% Residential Construction 1100/1500 Jul Global Manufacturing PMI PMI, Mfg 52.2 1600/2000 Jul Domestic Auto Industry Sales

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jun U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services Trade Balance (USD) -77.58B Exports (USD) 317.68B Exports, M/M% -3.2% Imports (USD) 395.26B Imports, M/M% +3.3% 0855/1255 08/01 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% Latest Wk, Y/Y% 1000/1400 Aug RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index Economic Optimism Idx 45.5 6-Mo Economic Outlook 42.1 1000/1400 Jun Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders (M3) Total Orders, M/M% -1.3% Orders, Ex-Defense, M/M% -1.2% Orders, Ex-Transport, M/M% +1.9% Durable Goods, M/M% Durable Goods, M/M% 1000/1400 Jun Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey Job Openings 7.6M 1630/2030 API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0700/1100 07/31 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Composite Idx Composite Idx, W/W%

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