U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

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Monday, April 13, 2026                                       Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
1000/1400  Mar      Existing Home Sales 
                       Existing Sales                        4.05M      4.09M 
                       Existing Sales, M/M%                  -1.0%      +1.7% 
                       Unsold Homes Month's Supply                      3.8 
                       Median Price $(USD)$                               398000 
                       Median Home Price, Y/Y%                          +0.3% 
1530/1930           EIB President Nadia Calviño speaks at Brookings Institution 
                    on global cooperation 
  N/A               G24 Deputies Meeting 
  N/A               IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings Week 
 
Tuesday, April 14, 2026                                      Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0600/1000  Mar      NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism 
                       Small Business Idx                               98.8 
0830/1230  Mar      PPI 
                       PPI, M/M%                             +1.1%      +0.7% 
                       Ex-Food & Energy PPI, M/M%            +0.4%      +0.5% 
                       Personal Consumption                             +0.7% 
0855/1255  04/11    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y%                       +6.8% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y%                                  +7.6% 
0900/1300           IMF World Economic Outlook 
1000/1400           Atlantic Council fireside chat with Bank of England Monetary 
                    Policy Committee Member Megan Greene 
1000/1400           ECB Executive Board Member Philip Lane participates in 
                    University of Virginia events 
1015/1415           IMF Global Financial Stability Report 
1200/1600           Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey participates in panel 
                    at Columbia University 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
  N/A               ECB President Christine Lagarde, World Bank President Ajay 
                    Banga and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speak at 
                    Bretton Woods Committee Spring Summit 
  N/A               G24 Ministers and Governors Meeting 
  N/A               Civil Society Policy Forum Spring Meetings 
 
Wednesday, April 15, 2026                                    Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0700/1100  04/10    MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey 
                       Composite Idx                                    276 
                       Composite Idx, W/W%                              -0.8% 
                       Purchase Idx-SA                                  161.1 
                       Purchase Idx-SA, W/W%                            +1.1% 
                       Refinance Idx                                    919.9 
                       Refinance Idx, W/W%                              -2.8% 
0830/1230  Apr      Empire State Manufacturing Survey 
                       Mfg Idx                               -0.5       -0.2 
                       Employment Idx                                   5.8 
                       New Orders Idx                                   6.4 
                       Prices Received                                  21.4 
0830/1230  Mar      Import & Export Price Indexes 
                       Import Prices                         +2.4%      +1.3% 
                       Non-Petroleum Prices                             +1.2% 
                       Petroleum Prices                                 +2.5% 
0900/1300           IMF Fiscal Monitor 
1000/1400  Apr      NAHB Housing Market Index 
                       Housing Mkt Idx                       37         38 
1000/1400           World Bank President Ajay Banga speaks at 'Water Forward: 
                    Driving Jobs and Prosperity' report launch 
1015/1415           IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva press briefing on 
                    the Global Policy Agenda 
1030/1430  04/10    EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report 
                       Crude Oil Stocks (Bbl)                           464.717M 
                       Crude Oil Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                  +3.081M 
                       Gasoline Stocks (Bbl)                            239.272M 
                       Gasoline Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                   -1.589M 
                       Distillate Stocks (Bbl)                          114.681M 
                       Distillate Stocks, Net Chg (Bbl)                 -3.144M 
                       Refinery Usage                                   92.0% 
                       Total Prod Supplied (Bbl/day)                    20.638M 
                       Total Prod Supplied, Net Chg                     -0.283M 
                       (Bbl/day) 
1300/1700           Peterson Institute for International Economics event with 
                    Bank of Spain Governor José Luis Escrivá, Bank of Korea 
                    Governor Rhee Chang-yong, Reserve Bank of New Zealand 
                    Governor Anna Breman and Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin 
                    Schlegel 
1315/1715           Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable 
1400/1800           Atlantic Council fireside chat with ECB Executive Board 
                    Member Piero Cipollone 
1400/1800           U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book 
1400/1800           Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and IMF Managing 
                    Director Kristalina Georgieva speak at IMF 'Managing Global 
                    Imbalances: Policy Priorities' panel 
1530/1930           Atlantic Council fireside chat with Banque de France Governor 
                    François Villeroy de Galhau 
1530/1930           Global sovereign debt roundtable 
1600/2000  Feb      Treasury International Capital Data 
  N/A               Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action spring 
                    ministerial meeting 
 
Thursday, April 16, 2026                                     Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0800/1200           IMF Asia Pacific Department press briefing 
0830/1230  Apr      Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey 
                       Business Activity                     12.4       18.1 
                       Prices Paid                                      44.7 
                       Employment                                       0.8 
                       New Orders                                       8.6 
                       Prices Received                                  21.2 
                       Delivery Times                                   18.9 
                       Inventories                                      1.4 
                       Shipments                                        22.2 
0830/1230  04/11    Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims 
                       Jobless Claims                        215K       219K 
                       Jobless Claims, Net Chg                          +16K 
                       Continuing Claims                                1794000 
                       Continuing Claims, Net Chg                       -38K 
0830/1230           U.S. Weekly Export Sales 
0900/1300           Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo and ECB Executive 
                    Board Member Isabel Schnabel speak at PIIE event on the 
                    eurozone 
0915/1315  Mar      Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization 
                       Industrial Production, M/M%           -0.1%      +0.2% 
                       Capacity Utilization %                76.3%      76.3% 
                       Capacity Utilization, Net Chg (Pts)              +0 
0915/1315           IMF African Department press briefing 
1000/1400  Jan      Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - To Be 
                    Rescheduled 
1030/1430  04/10    EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report 
                       Working Gas In Storage (Cbf)                     1911B 
                       Working Gas In Storage, Net Chg                  +50B 
                       (Cbf) 
1030/1430           IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department press briefing 
1200/1600           IMF Debate on the Global Economy with IMF Managing Director 
                    Kristalina Georgieva and Banque de France Governor François 
                    Villeroy de Galhau 
1300/1700           IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings - Development Committee 
                    meeting 
1345/1745           IMF Governor Talk event with Greek Finance Minister and 
                    Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis 
1400/1800           U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Closed Meeting 
1500/1900           Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Member Alan Taylor 
                    speaks at PIIE event on global trade 
1630/2030           Federal Discount Window Borrowings 
1630/2030           Foreign Central Bank Holdings 
1930/2330           IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva dinner with select 
                    European ministers and High-Level Representatives from 
                    European Institutions 
  N/A               Emancipation Day in Washington, DC 
  N/A               FATF Ministerial Meeting 
  N/A               G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 
 
Friday, April 17, 2026                                       Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0800/1200           Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill speaks at Barclays 
                    breakfast roundtable 
0830/1230           IMF European Department press briefing 
0945/1345           IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings - International Monetary 
                    and Financial Committee meeting 
1015/1415           IMF Western Hemisphere Department press briefing 
1400/1800           Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller speaks at David 
                    Kaserman Memorial Lecture 
1500/1900           Group of Thirty Spring Lecture 
 
Saturday, April 18, 2026                                     Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
1000/1400           IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva meeting with 
                    Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors for Latin 
                    America, Canada and the U.S. 
  N/A               IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings conclude 
 
Tuesday, April 21, 2026                                      Exp        Prev 
 ET/GMT 
0830/1230  Mar      Advance Monthly Sales for Retail & Food Services 
                       Overall Sales-SA, M/M%                           +0.6% 
                       Sales, Ex-Auto, M/M%                             +0.5% 
                       Sales, Ex-Auto & Gas, M/M%                       +0.4% 
0855/1255  04/18    Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 
                       Ret Sales Mo-to-Date, Y/Y% 
                       Latest Wk, Y/Y% 
1000/1400  Mar      Pending Home Sales Index 
                       Pending Home Sales                               72.1 
                       Pending Home Sales Idx, M/M%                     +1.8% 
                       Pending Home Sales Idx , Y/Y%                    -0.8% 
1000/1400  Feb      Manufacturing & Trade: Inventories & Sales 
                       Total Inventories                                -0.1% 
1130/1530           Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller speaks at 
                    Brookings Institution discussion 
1630/2030           API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 
 
 

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April 13, 2026 06:30 ET (10:30 GMT)

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