Week ahead: ISM Manufacturing PMI Tuesday, ADP Employment Change Wednesday

US data & auctions, w/c 31 Aug 2026

The desk's plan for the week of Monday 31 August 2026 — 31 scheduled US events, 7 high-impact, 7 Treasury auctions.

Monday

• 13:45 UTC Chicago PMI (forecast 57)
• 15:30 UTC 13-Week Bill Auction · $92B
• 15:30 UTC 26-Week Bill Auction · $79B

Tuesday

• 14:00 UTC ISM Manufacturing PMI (forecast 55.3)
• 14:00 UTC ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid (forecast 72)
• 14:00 UTC JOLTS Job Openings (forecast 7.39M)
• 14:00 UTC ISM Manufacturing Employment Index
• 14:00 UTC ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index
• 15:30 UTC 52-Week Bill Auction · $52B
• 15:30 UTC 6-Week Bill Auction · $85B

Wednesday

• 12:15 UTC ADP Employment Change (forecast 47K)
• 14:00 UTC Factory Orders (MoM) (forecast 0.6)
• 15:30 UTC 17-Week Bill Auction
• 18:00 UTC Fed's Beige Book

Thursday

• 09:30 UTC Challenger Job Cuts
• 12:30 UTC Initial Jobless Claims (forecast 205K)
• 12:30 UTC Nonfarm Productivity
• 12:30 UTC Unit Labor Costs
• 13:45 UTC S&P Global Composite PMI
• 14:00 UTC ISM Services PMI (forecast 54.1)
• 14:00 UTC ISM Services Employment Index
• 14:00 UTC ISM Services New Orders Index

Friday

• 12:30 UTC Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (forecast 0.20%)
• 12:30 UTC Nonfarm Payrolls (forecast 45K)
• 12:30 UTC Unemployment Rate (forecast 4.2%)
• 12:30 UTC Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)
• 12:30 UTC Labor Force Participation Rate
• 12:30 UTC U6 Underemployment Rate

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