Economic Events
The scheduled US data releases and central-bank decisions that tend to move stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities — what they measure, when they come out, and how markets read them.
Release guide
Next dates come from each agency's published schedule; times are US Eastern.
| Event | Agency | Next release | Time (ET) | Most-watched markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central bank | ||||
| FOMC Rate Decision Eight scheduled meetings per year · Second day of each scheduled two-day meeting | Federal Open Market Committee | 2:00 p.m. | US 2YUS 10YDXYS&P 500 | |
| Inflation | ||||
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) Monthly · Usually in the second or third week of the month, covering the prior month | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 8:30 a.m. | US 2YUS 10YDXYS&P 500 | |
| Core CPI Monthly · Same release as headline CPI | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 8:30 a.m. | US 10Y | |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) Monthly · Usually around the same week as CPI, covering the prior month | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 8:30 a.m. | US 2Y | |
| PCE Price Index Monthly · Usually in the last week of the month, covering the prior month | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis | 8:30 a.m. | US 2YGold | |
| Labor | ||||
| Nonfarm Payrolls (Employment Situation) Monthly · Usually the first Friday of the month, covering the prior month | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 8:30 a.m. | US 2YUS 10YDXYS&P 500 | |
| Unemployment Rate Monthly · Same release as nonfarm payrolls, usually the first Friday of the month | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 8:30 a.m. | S&P 500 | |
| Initial Jobless Claims Weekly · Thursdays (shifts around federal holidays) | U.S. Department of Labor | 8:30 a.m. | US 2YRussell 2000 | |
| Growth | ||||
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Quarterly · Advance estimate about four weeks after quarter-end, followed by two monthly updates | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis | 8:30 a.m. | US 10YWTI CrudeCopper | |
| Consumer | ||||
| Retail Sales Monthly · Usually around the middle of the month, covering the prior month | U.S. Census Bureau | 8:30 a.m. | DXYS&P 500Russell 2000 | |
| Business surveys | ||||
| ISM Manufacturing PMI Monthly · First business day of the month, covering the prior month | Institute for Supply Management (ISM), private survey publisher | 10:00 a.m. | DowWTI CrudeCopperSilver | |
| ISM Services PMI Monthly · Third business day of the month, covering the prior month | Institute for Supply Management (ISM), private survey publisher | 10:00 a.m. | DXYEUR/USD | |