Week ahead: Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index Wednesday, Prelim GDP q/q Wednesday

US data & auctions, w/c 24 Aug 2026

The desk's plan for the week of Monday 24 August 2026 — 42 scheduled US events, 7 high-impact, 10 Treasury auctions.

Monday

• 15:30 UTC 13-Week Bill Auction · $92B
• 15:30 UTC 26-Week Bill Auction · $79B
• 18:00 UTC Treasury Sec Bessent Speaks

Tuesday

• 12:15 UTC ADP Employment Change 4-week average
• 13:00 UTC Housing Price Index (MoM) (forecast 0.2)
• 14:00 UTC Consumer Confidence (forecast 90.3)
• 14:00 UTC New Home Sales (MoM) (forecast 0.62M)
• 15:30 UTC 6-Week Bill Auction · $95B
• 17:00 UTC 2-Year Note Auction · $69B

Wednesday

• 12:30 UTC Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM) (forecast 0.2)
• 12:30 UTC Prelim GDP q/q (forecast 1.5%)
• 12:30 UTC Prelim GDP Price Index q/q (forecast 6.2%)
• 12:30 UTC Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation (forecast 0.5)
• 12:30 UTC Durable Goods Orders (forecast 0.7)
• 12:30 UTC Personal Income (MoM) (forecast 0.3)
• 12:30 UTC Personal Spending (forecast 0.2)
• 12:30 UTC Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY) (forecast 3.3)

Thursday

• 00:00 UTC Jackson Hole Symposium
• 12:30 UTC Initial Jobless Claims (forecast 209K)
• 15:30 UTC 4-Week Bill Auction
• 15:30 UTC 8-Week Bill Auction
• 17:00 UTC 7-Year Note Auction · $44B

Friday

• 00:00 UTC Jackson Hole Symposium
• 13:45 UTC Chicago PMI (forecast 57)
• 14:00 UTC Prelim Benchmark Payrolls Revision
• 14:00 UTC Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (forecast 51)
• 14:00 UTC Revised UoM Inflation Expectations
• 14:00 UTC Michigan Consumer Expectations Index
• 14:00 UTC Nonfarm Payrolls Benchmark Revision
• 14:00 UTC UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations

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