Market calendar

Expected date per earnings calendars; await company confirmation. AI capex and ad growth in focus.

Expected date per calendar trackers — not yet confirmed by the company.

Weekly layoffs pulse — the fastest read on the US job market.

Gauges household optimism on jobs and income — a lead indicator for consumer spending.

Sets US interest rates — moves global equities, bonds and the dollar.

Azure growth and AI capex are the numbers markets watch most.

Expected date per earnings calendars; await company confirmation.

First read on Q2 US growth; Q1 came in at +2.1% annualized.

iPhone and Services trends from the world's most-watched stock; call at 5:00 PM ET.

Expected date per earnings calendars; await company confirmation. AWS growth in focus.

Weekly layoffs pulse — lands the day after the Fed decision.

The Fed's preferred inflation gauge — lands two days after the July FOMC decision.

The Fed's preferred wage gauge — sticky wage growth keeps rates higher for longer.

Factory-sector health gauge; above 50 signals expansion — watched for tariff and demand effects.

Job-openings gauge the Fed watches for labour-market slack — a cooling read strengthens the case for rate cuts.

Services drive ~70% of US output; a key read on the broader economy's momentum.

First jobs report after the July FOMC — tests whether hiring keeps slowing.

July inflation reading — shapes September Fed expectations.

Wholesale inflation — follows the Aug 12 CPI print.

Consumer-spending check for July — key growth signal after the Fed decision.

Detail behind the Jul 29 decision — clues on the path of rate cuts.

Annual Fed retreat (Aug 27-29); the chair's Friday keynote often sets the tone for September policy.