All dates are in ET Time.
Thursday, January 8, 2026 Exp Prev
ET/GMT
0830/1330 Oct U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services
Trade Balance $(USD)$ -58.4B -52.8B
Exports (USD)
Exports, M/M%
Imports (USD)
Imports, M/M%
0830/1330 01/03 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims
Jobless Claims 210K 199K
Jobless Claims, Net Chg -16K
Continuing Claims 1866000
Continuing Claims, Net Chg -47K
0830/1330 Q3 Preliminary Productivity and Costs
Non-Farm Productivity, Q/Q% +4.9% +2.4%
Unit Labor Costs -0.4% +1.6%
0830/1330 U.S. Weekly Export Sales
1000/1500 Oct Monthly Wholesale Trade
Inventories, M/M% +0.2% +0.5%
1030/1530 01/02 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
Working Gas In Storage (Cbf) 3255B 3375B
Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg -120B -38B
(Cbf)
1245/1745 World Economic Situation and Prospects report launch
1400/1900 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting
1500/2000 Nov Consumer Credit
Consumer Credit Net Chg (USD) +9.2B +9.2B
Friday, January 9, 2026 Exp Prev
ET/GMT
0830/1330 Dec U.S. Employment Report
Non-Farm Payrolls +73K +64K
Unemployment Rate 4.5% 4.6%
Avg Hourly Earnings (USD) 36.86
Avg Hourly Earnings-Net Chg (USD) +0.05
Avg Hourly Earnings, M/M% +0.3% +0.14%
Avg Hourly Earnings, Y/Y% +3.6% +3.5%
Overall Workweek 34.3
Overall Workweek Net Chg +0.1
Government Payrolls -5K
Private Payroll +69K
Participation Rate 62.5%
Non-Farm Payrolls Bench Net Chg
0830/1330 Sep New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building
Permits
Total Starts 1.34M 1.307M
Housing Starts, M/M% +2.5% -8.5%
Building Permits 1.34M 1.312M
Building Permits, M/M% +2.1% -3.7%
0830/1330 Oct New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building
Permits
Total Starts 1.33M
Housing Starts, M/M%
Building Permits 1.34M
Building Permits, M/M%
1000/1500 Jan University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - preliminary
Mid-Mo Sentiment 53.4 53.3
Mid-Mo Expectations 55.0
Mid-Mo Current Idx 50.7
Monday, January 12, 2026 Exp Prev
ET/GMT
1000/1500 Dec Employment Trends Index
ETI
ETI, Y/Y%
1200/1700 World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE)
Corn, End Stocks (Bushels)
Soybeans, End Stocks (Bushels)
Wheat, End Stocks (Bushels)
Cotton, End Stocks (Bales)
1230/1730 FRB Atlanta President Raphael Bostic moderated conversation
with New York Stock Exchange chairman
1800/2300 Peter McColough Series on International Economics event with
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams
N/A G7 finance ministers reportedly meet in Washington to discuss
rare earth metals
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Exp Prev
ET/GMT
0600/1100 Dec NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism
Small Business Idx 99.0
0830/1330 Dec CPI
CPI, M/M%
Core CPI, M/M%
Energy Idx, M/M%
Food Idx, M/M%
Real Avg Wkly Pay-Infla Adj, M/M%
CPI, Y/Y% +2.7%
Core Annual, Y/Y% +2.6%
0855/1355 01/10 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index
Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% +6.8%
Latest Wk, Y/Y% +7.1%
1000/1500 Jan RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index
Economic Optimism Idx 47.9
6-Mo Economic Outlook 44.4
1400/1900 Dec Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the
U.S. Government
1600/2100 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin
speaks at CFA Society Washington, DC event
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Exp Prev
ET/GMT
0700/1200 01/09 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey
Composite Idx 270.8
Composite Idx, W/W% +0.3%
Purchase Idx-SA 159.3
Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% -6.2%
Refinance Idx 937
Refinance Idx, W/W% +7.4%
0830/1330 Q3 International Transactions
Current Account (USD) -251.31B
0830/1330 Nov Advance Monthly Sales for Retail & Food Services
Overall Sales-SA, M/M% +0.0%
Sales, Ex-Auto, M/M% +0.4%
Sales, Ex-Auto & Gas, M/M% +0.5%
0950/1450 FRB Philadelphia President Anna Paulson speaks at Chamber of
Commerce for Greater Philadelphia State of the Economy event
1000/1500 Dec Existing Home Sales
Existing Sales 4.13M
Existing Sales, M/M% +0.5%
Unsold Homes Month's Supply 4.2
Median Price (USD) 409200
Median Home Price, Y/Y% +1.2%
1000/1500 Dec Online Help Wanted Index
1030/1530 01/09 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report
Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 419.1M
Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) -3.8M
Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 242.0M
Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +7.7M
Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 129.3M
Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) +5.6M
Refinery Usage
Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day)
Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg
(Bbl/day)
1200/1700 Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari
speaks at the Midwest Economic Forecast Forum
1400/1900 U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book
1400/1900 Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams
speaks at 'An Economy That Works for All' event
Thursday, January 15, 2026 Exp Prev
ET/GMT
0830/1330 Jan Empire State Manufacturing Survey
Mfg Idx -3.9
Employment Idx 7.3
New Orders Idx 0.0
Prices Received 19.8
0830/1330 Jan Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey
Business Activity -10.2
Prices Paid 43.6
Employment 12.9
New Orders 5.0
Prices Received 24.3
Delivery Times 6.2
Inventories 6.5
Shipments 3.2
0830/1330 1/10 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims
Jobless Claims
Jobless Claims, Net Chg
Continuing Claims
Continuing Claims, Net Chg
0830/1330 Nov Import & Export Price Indexes
Import Prices
Non-Petroleum Prices
Petroleum Prices
1030/1530 01/09 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
Working Gas In Storage (Cbf)
Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg
(Cbf)
1600/2100 Nov Treasury International Capital Data
N/A FRB Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks at VBA/VA Chamber
Financial Forecast event
Friday, January 16, 2026 Exp Prev
ET/GMT
0915/1415 Dec Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
Industrial Production, M/M% +0.2%
Capacity Utilization % 76.0%
Capacity Utilization, Net Chg (Pts)
1000/1500 Q3 U.S. International Investment Position
1000/1500 Jan NAHB Housing Market Index
Housing Mkt Idx 39
1000/1500 Nov Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 08, 2026 06:30 ET (11:30 GMT)
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