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Week ahead: Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index Wednesday, Prelim GDP q/q Wednesday · US data & auctions, w/c 24 Aug 2026

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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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