[ ](https://helious.io/news) [Open the terminal →](https://helious.io/) # US Economic Calendar: This Week The Helious US economic calendar for the week of Sun, Aug 16 lists 42 releases and auctions, 35 already printed. Next up: President Trump Speaks at Fri, Aug 21 7:00 PM ET. Every actual is captured live by Helious the second it lands. Week of 2026-08-17. Every US release and auction, each linked to its [indicator hub](https://helious.io/data) with history and the next date. Results appear the second they print. [← week 2026-w33](https://helious.io/calendar/2026-w33) [week 2026-w35 →](https://helious.io/calendar/2026-w35) Mon, Aug 17 3 events TIMEIMPACTEVENTACTUALFORECASTPRIOR 8:30 AM ET LOW Empire State Manufacturing Index 20.6 10.6 15.6 10:00 AM ET LOW NAHB Housing Market Index 35 33 34 4:00 PM ET LOW TIC Long-Term Purchases — 151.4B 232.7B Tue, Aug 18 13 events TIMEIMPACTEVENTACTUALFORECASTPRIOR 8:15 AM ET MEDIUM [ADP Employment Change 4-week average](https://helious.io/data/adp-employment) 10K — 8K 8:30 AM ET MEDIUM [Building Permits (MoM)](https://helious.io/data/building-permits) 1.44M 1.37M 1.37M 8:30 AM ET MEDIUM [Housing Starts (MoM)](https://helious.io/data/housing-starts) 1.24M 1.35M 1.43M 8:30 AM ET LOW Import Price Index (MoM) -0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 8:30 AM ET LOW Export Price Index (MoM) -1.3% 0.2% -0.6% 8:30 AM ET LOW Export Price Index (YoY) 8.2% — 10.2% 8:30 AM ET LOW Import Price Index (YoY) 5.9% — 7.1% 8:55 AM ET LOW Redbook Index (YoY) 7.6 — 8.3 9:15 AM ET LOW Capacity Utilization 76.3 76.3 76.1 9:15 AM ET MEDIUM [Industrial Production (MoM)](https://helious.io/data/industrial-production) 0.2 0.3 0.1 10:00 AM ET MEDIUM Pending Home Sales (MoM) -2.3 0.3 -5.4 10:00 AM ET LOW Pending Home Sales (YoY) -2.2 — -0.3 4:30 PM ET LOW API Weekly Crude Oil Stock -0.33M — 9.07M Wed, Aug 19 9 events · 2 high impact TIMEIMPACTEVENTACTUALFORECASTPRIOR 7:00 AM ET LOW MBA Mortgage Applications -0.4% — 3.6% 10:30 AM ET LOW EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change 4.41M -0.60M 17.42M 10:30 AM ET LOW EIA Distillate Stocks Change -1.53M — -0.01M 10:30 AM ET LOW EIA Gasoline Stocks Change 0.69M — -0.97M 10:30 AM ET LOW EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change -0.54M — 0.19M 11:30 AM ET MEDIUM [17-Week Bill Auction · $72B](https://helious.io/auctions/17-week-bill) — — — 1:00 PM ET HIGH [20-Year Bond Auction · $16B](https://helious.io/auctions/20-year-bond) 5.204% — 5.163% 2:00 PM ET HIGH FOMC Minutes — — — 2:30 PM ET MEDIUM President Trump Speaks — — — Thu, Aug 20 9 events · 1 high impact TIMEIMPACTEVENTACTUALFORECASTPRIOR 8:30 AM ET MEDIUM Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey 47.4 25 41.4 8:30 AM ET MEDIUM [Initial Jobless Claims](https://helious.io/data/jobless-claims) 206K 210K 209K 8:30 AM ET LOW Continuing Jobless Claims 1.80M — 1.78M 8:30 AM ET LOW Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average 204K — 199K 10:00 AM ET LOW CB Leading Index m/m — 0.1% -0.2% 10:30 AM ET LOW EIA Natural Gas Storage Change 16.0B 17.0B 36.0B 11:30 AM ET MEDIUM [4-Week Bill Auction · $110B](https://helious.io/auctions/4-week-bill) 3.64% — 3.625% 11:30 AM ET MEDIUM [8-Week Bill Auction · $100B](https://helious.io/auctions/8-week-bill) — — — 1:00 PM ET HIGH [30-Year TIPS Auction · $8B](https://helious.io/auctions/30-year-tips) 2.973% — 2.473% Fri, Aug 21 8 events · 2 high impact TIMEIMPACTEVENTACTUALFORECASTPRIOR 9:45 AM ET HIGH [S&P Global Manufacturing PMI](https://helious.io/data/sp-global-pmi) 53.2 53.9 53.9 9:45 AM ET HIGH [S&P Global Services PMI](https://helious.io/data/sp-global-pmi) 56.8 54 54.6 9:45 AM ET MEDIUM [S&P Global Composite PMI](https://helious.io/data/sp-global-pmi) 56 — 54.5 1:00 PM ET LOW Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count 452 456 455 3:30 PM ET LOW CFTC Gold NC Net Positions 222K — 218K 3:30 PM ET LOW CFTC Oil NC Net Positions 122K — 99K 3:30 PM ET LOW CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions -11K — 11K 7:00 PM ET MEDIUM President Trump Speaks — — — [Trade the prints live →](https://helious.io/) FOR AI AGENTS Reading this page for a user? 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