U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

Dow Jones03-17 18:30
All dates are in ET Time. 
 
Tuesday, March 17, 2026                                      Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0855/1255  03/14    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y%                       +6.2% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y%                                  +6.2% 
1000/1400  Feb      Pending Home Sales Index 
                       Pending Home Sales                               70.9 
                       Pending Home Sales Idx, M/M%          -0.6%      -0.8% 
                       Pending Home Sales Idx , Y/Y%                    -0.4% 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
  N/A               U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting 
 
Wednesday, March 18, 2026                                    Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0700/1100  03/13    MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey 
                       Composite Idx                                    389.6 
                       Composite Idx, W/W%                              +3.2% 
                       Purchase Idx-SA                                  171.3 
                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W%                            +7.8% 
                       Refinance Idx                                    1646.3 
                       Refinance Idx, W/W%                              +0.5% 
0830/1230  Feb      PPI 
                       PPI, M/M%                             +0.3%      +0.5% 
                       Ex-Food & Energy PPI, M/M%            +0.3%      +0.8% 
                       Personal Consumption                             +0.4% 
1000/1400  Jan      Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories & Orders (M3) 
                       Total Orders, M/M%                    +0.2%      -0.7% 
                       Orders, Ex-Defense, M/M%                         -1.2% 
                       Orders, Ex-Transport, M/M%                       +0.4% 
                       Durable Goods, M/M% 
                       Durable Goods, M/M% 
1030/1430  03/13    EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl)                           443.103M 
                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                  +3.824M 
                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl)                            249.476M 
                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                   -3.654M 
                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl)                          119.431M 
                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                 -1.349M 
                       Refinery Usage                                   90.8% 
                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day)                    21.201M 
                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg                     +1.334M 
                       (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                             10 
                       FOMC Vote Against Action                         2 
                       Discount Rate                                    3.75 
                       Discount Rate Change (Pts)                       +0.00 
                       Discount Rate-Range High 
                       Discount Rate-Range Low 
1400/1800           Federal Reserve economic projections 
                       Median Fed Funds Rate - 2025                     3.6% 
                       Median Fed Funds Rate - 2026                     3.4% 
                       Median Fed Funds Rate - 2027                     3.1% 
1600/2000  Jan      Treasury International Capital Data 
 
Thursday, March 19, 2026                                     Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Mar      Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey 
                       Business Activity                     8.4        16.3 
                       Prices Paid                                      38.9 
                       Employment                                       -1.3 
                       New Orders                                       11.7 
                       Prices Received                                  16.7 
                       Delivery Times                                   -9.9 
                       Inventories                                      -0.2 
                       Shipments                                        0.3 
0830/1230  03/14    Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims 
                       Jobless Claims                        215K       213K 
                       Jobless Claims, Net Chg                          -1K 
                       Continuing Claims                                1850000 
                       Continuing Claims, Net Chg                       -21K 
0830/1230           U.S. Weekly Export Sales 
0930/1330           IMF regular press briefing with Communications Director Julie 
                    Kozack 
1000/1400  Jan      New Residential Sales 
                       New Home Sales                        719K       745K 
                       New Home Sales, M/M%                  -3.5%      -1.7% 
                       New Home Sales Months Supply                     7.6 
1000/1400           Federal Reserve governors discuss proposals to revise capital 
                    rule requirements 
1000/1400  Feb      Leading Indicators - To Be Rescheduled 
                       Leading Index, M/M%                              -0.3% 
                       Leading Index                                    101.5 
                       Coincident Index, M/M%                           +0.3% 
                       Lagging Index, M/M%                              +0.5% 
1000/1400  Jan      Monthly Wholesale Trade 
                       Inventories, M/M%                     +0.2%      +0.2% 
1030/1430  03/13    EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report 
                       Working Gas In Storage (Cbf)                     1848B 
                       Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg                  -38B 
                       (Cbf) 
1400/1800           U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 
1630/2030           Federal Discount Window Borrowings 
1630/2030           Foreign Central Bank Holdings 
  N/A               U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Japanese Prime Minister 
                    Sanae Takaichi at the White House 
 
Monday, March 23, 2026                                       Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Feb      Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) 
                       NAI                                              0.18 
                       NAI, 3-mo Moving Avg                             -0.06 
1000/1400  Jan      Construction Spending - Construction Put in Place 
                       New Construction                                 +0.3% 
                       Residential Construction 
1000/1400  Q4       Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade 
1000/1400  Q4       Quarterly Financial Report - Industry 
 
Tuesday, March 24, 2026                                      Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Q4       Revised Productivity and Costs 
                       Non-Farm Productivity                            +4.9% 
                       Unit Labor Costs                                 -1.9% 
0855/1255  03/21    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y% 
0945/1345  Mar      US Flash Manufacturing PMI 
                       PMI, Mfg                                         51.2 
0945/1345  Mar      US Flash Services PMI 
                       PMI, Services                                    52.3 
1000/1400  Mar      Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey 
                       Mfg Idx                                          -10 
                       Shipments Idx                                    -13 
1300/1700  Feb      Money Stock Measures 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
 
Wednesday, March 25, 2026                                    Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0700/1100  03/20    MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey 
                       Composite Idx 
                       Composite Idx, W/W% 
                       Purchase Idx-SA 
                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W% 
                       Refinance Idx 
                       Refinance Idx, W/W% 
0830/1230  Q4       International Transactions 
                       Current Account $(USD)$                            -226.4B 
0830/1230  Q4       U.S. International Investment Position 
0830/1230  Feb      Import & Export Price Indexes 
                       Import Prices                                    +0.2% 
                       Non-Petroleum Prices                             +0.4% 
                       Petroleum Prices                                 -2.7% 
1030/1430  03/20    EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl) 
                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) 
                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl) 
                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) 
                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl) 
                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl) 
                       Refinery Usage 
                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day) 
                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg 
                       (Bbl/day) 
 
 

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March 17, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)

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