Economic Calendar — Week of 2026-08-17 to 2026-08-21
High importance events only. Times in ET.
Wednesday, August 19
Time ET
Currency
Event
Period
Actual
Forecast
Previous
06:00
GBP
CPI
Jul
2.9
2.9
2.6
09:00
EUR
CPI
Jul
2.9
2.9
2.8
14:30
USD
Crude Oil Inventories
4.405
0.2
17.423
18:00
USD
FOMC Meeting Minutes
18:30
USD
U.S. President Trump Speaks
Thursday, August 20
Time ET
Currency
Event
Period
Actual
Forecast
Previous
12:30
USD
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
Aug
47.4
24.1
41.4
12:30
USD
Initial Jobless Claims
206
210
212
Friday, August 21
Time ET
Currency
Event
Period
Actual
Forecast
Previous
13:45
USD
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
Aug
53.2
54
53.9
13:45
USD
S&P Global Services PMI
Aug
56.8
53.9
54.6
23:00
USD
U.S. President Trump Speaks
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