Market calendar

Weekly US oil stockpiles — a direct driver of crude prices and, in turn, Indian fuel costs.

Early read on US activity, weeks ahead of the official surveys.

The fastest weekly signal on US layoffs.

A clean read on US consumer spending and grocery inflation.

The fastest weekly signal on whether the US labour market is cracking.

Tracks demand for newly built homes, a barometer for mortgage rates.

Orders for long-lasting goods show whether businesses are still investing.

Final read on how gloomy households feel about their finances.

How households feel today usually shows up in spending a few months later. Customary last-Tuesday release.

Openings per unemployed worker is the Fed's favourite labour-slack gauge.

The Fed's preferred inflation gauge.

Final revision to Q2 growth, released with corporate profits. The prior (second) estimate was 1.5%.

A bellwether for memory pricing and the AI hardware cycle.

Final revision to Q2 growth, released with corporate profits.

Private payrolls estimate released two days before the official jobs report; date follows ADP's customary pre-NFP slot.

Weekly US oil stockpiles — a direct driver of crude prices and, in turn, Indian fuel costs.

Big-ticket consumer demand gauge that moves auto and lender stocks.

A global read on discretionary consumer demand and China sales.

Above 50 means US factories are expanding. First major data point of the month.

Survey of factory managers — above 50 means manufacturing is expanding.

Weekly read on layoffs - a timely gauge of the labour market.

Big-ticket consumer demand and a live read on credit conditions. Automakers report through the first few days of the month.

The fastest weekly signal on whether the US labour market is cracking.

Tracks money actually being put in place on building projects.

The monthly jobs headline; a big miss or beat swings rate expectations.

Released alongside payrolls in the same Employment Situation report.

Full manufacturing orders book, confirming the earlier durable-goods read.

Services are ~70% of the US economy, so this survey carries real weight.

Services are the bulk of the US economy, so this PMI often matters more than the factory one.

The trade deficit feeds directly into GDP and into tariff-policy debates.

Detailed account of the September debate — traders read it for hints on the next move.

Weekly US oil stockpiles — a direct driver of crude prices and, in turn, Indian fuel costs.

Pricing power at a global staples giant — a read on consumer resilience.

The fastest weekly signal on US layoffs.

The fastest weekly signal on whether the US labour market is cracking.

Survey of how US households feel about their finances.

Traditionally opens US Q3 earnings season and sets the tone for bank and credit sentiment.

Global consumer and corporate banking trends in one print.

Before the open — a bellwether for pharma pricing and medtech demand.

Before the open — net interest income guides how banks are coping with the rate path.

Trading and dealmaking revenue is a read on market activity.

The bulk of US housing turnover, sensitive to mortgage rates.

Headline US inflation - the number that moves Fed rate expectations most.

Before the open — trading and dealmaking revenue signal risk appetite on Wall Street.

Anecdotal district-by-district economic report ahead of the FOMC meeting.

Anecdotal economic conditions from all 12 Fed districts, two weeks before the next meeting.

Before the open — consumer credit quality and loan growth are the numbers to watch.

Weekly US oil stockpiles — a direct driver of crude prices and, in turn, Indian fuel costs.

Weekly read on layoffs — the fastest signal on whether the US labour market is cracking.

Tracks prices at the factory gate — an early warning for consumer inflation.

The broadest monthly gauge of US consumer spending.

A regional factory survey watched as a lead on national manufacturing.

The fastest weekly signal on whether the US labour market is cracking.

An early regional gauge of US factory activity.

Measures factory, mining and utility output — a clean read on the goods economy.

Shows how much of inflation is being imported, including tariff effects.

First mega-cap tech report of the season; sets the tone for the rest.

Homebuilding is one of the most rate-sensitive parts of the US economy.

Signed contracts lead completed sales by a month or two, so it previews housing demand.

IBM lists this as a preliminary date, not yet a confirmed commitment — watch software and AI bookings.

Weekly US oil stockpiles — a direct driver of crude prices and, in turn, Indian fuel costs.

The fastest weekly signal on US layoffs.

The fastest weekly signal on whether the US labour market is cracking.

Regional factory activity gauge that helps fill the gap between national ISM prints.

Final read on how households feel about prices and jobs.

Date is expected, not yet published by S&P Global — earliest monthly read on US business activity.

Orders for big-ticket factory goods - a read on whether businesses are still investing.

Demand for newly built homes - the most mortgage-rate-sensitive housing print.

Tracks how households feel about jobs and income, which shapes spending.

Sets the US policy rate - drives global borrowing costs, the dollar and equity valuations.

Second day of the 27-28 Oct meeting; sets US rates and moves global borrowing costs. No economic projections at this meeting.

Date is an estimate, not yet confirmed by the company — check IR before relying on it.

Weekly change in US crude stocks - the main short-term swing factor for oil prices.

Date is an estimate, not yet confirmed by the company — check IR before relying on it.

First look at the monthly goods deficit; feeds straight into GDP estimates.

Date is an estimate, not yet confirmed by the company — check IR before relying on it.

The Fed's preferred inflation gauge, landing the morning after the FOMC decision.

First official read on third-quarter growth.

Date is expected, not yet confirmed by Apple — the largest single weight in US indices, so iPhone and services numbers move the whole market.

Weekly layoff pulse - the fastest read available on the labour market.

Date is an estimate, not yet confirmed by the company — check IR before relying on it.

Mislabelled: Apple reported fiscal Q3 2026 in July. The late-October report is Q4 FY26 - use that row.

Superseded duplicate - use US|gdp|q3-advance|2026-10-29 for this event.

The broadest measure of US wage growth - the Fed reads it for inflation pressure.

The Fed's cleanest measure of wage pressure.