Economic Calendar
Every scheduled US data release and Fed decision that moves stocks, gold, bitcoin and the dollar — dated from the agencies' own published calendars, not a feed's guess.
Next high-impact release
FOMC rate decisionOctober 2026 meeting
Wednesday, Oct 28 · 2:00pm ET
9d 02h 01m 32s
The Fed's policy rate, statement and 2:30 ET press conference. The single biggest scheduled event for every asset.
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The next 8 weeks
This week Oct 190 releases
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Next week Oct 263 releases
Week of Nov 21 releases
- Fri Nov 6
- 8:30amJobs report (NFP)October 2026HighBLS
Week of Nov 91 releases
- Tue Nov 10
- 8:30amCPIOctober 2026HighBLS
Week of Nov 161 releases
- Tue Nov 17
- 8:30amRetail salesOctober 2026HighCensus
Week of Nov 232 releases
Week of Nov 301 releases
- Fri Dec 4
- 8:30amJobs report (NFP)November 2026HighBLS
Week of Dec 72 releases
What each release tells you
- CPI · BLS
- Consumer prices. The inflation print that moves rate-cut odds, yields, the dollar and gold the most.
- Jobs report (NFP) · BLS
- Nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate and wages. The Fed's other mandate, in one release.
- GDP · BEA
- The size and growth of the economy, quarterly; the advance estimate moves markets most.
- PCE inflation · BEA
- Personal income and spending, with the PCE price index — the inflation gauge the Fed targets.
- Retail sales · Census
- Monthly consumer spending at stores and online — the consumer is ~70% of GDP.
- FOMC rate decision · Fed
- The Fed's policy rate, statement and 2:30 ET press conference. The single biggest scheduled event for every asset.
- PPI · BLS
- Producer prices — inflation in the pipeline, a day or so after CPI.
- JOLTS job openings · BLS
- Job openings, hires and quits: how tight the labor market really is.
- Employment Cost Index · BLS
- Quarterly wage and benefit costs — the Fed's preferred read on wage pressure.
- Durable goods orders · Census
- Orders for long-lasting goods; the ex-transportation line is a read on business investment.
- FOMC minutes · Fed
- The detailed record of the previous meeting's debate, three weeks later.
- Initial jobless claims · DOL
- Weekly new unemployment filings — the fastest-moving labor-market data there is.
- Productivity & costs · BLS
- Output per hour and unit labor costs, quarterly.
- Import/export prices · BLS
- What the US pays for imports — imported inflation and the dollar's pass-through.
- Trade balance · BEA
- Exports minus imports of goods and services.
- Housing starts · Census
- New residential construction and permits: the most rate-sensitive corner of the economy.
- New home sales · Census
- Sales of newly built single-family homes.
Sources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics· loaded through Jan 31, 2027
- Bureau of Economic Analysis· loaded through Dec 31, 2026
- Census Bureau· loaded through Feb 28, 2027
- Federal Reserve· loaded through Dec 31, 2027
- Department of Labor· weekly claims, every Thursday 8:30am ET
Dates come from each agency's published schedule; FOMC minutes follow the Fed's three-weeks-after rule. Agencies occasionally move a release — when one does, the agency's page is the authority. The live dashboard shows the next two weeks beside the markets they move. Not financial advice.