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Last week's (March 23 - March 27) and this week's (March 30 - April 3) major U.S. economic reports
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Last week's (March 23 - March 27) and next week's (March 30 - April 3) major U.S. economic reports
MarketWatch updates the schedule throughout the week. Check their site for revisions. Check the Bureau of Labor Statistics too. They are catching up with delayed reports these days. The delayed releases go through March 25, 2026.
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
ADP is still issuing weekly reports. See progree's reply.
ADP Announces National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate Publicly Available on a Weekly Cadence
MarketWatch doesn't list the Challenger, Gray & Christmas job cut report. I'll add it when that day comes around.
Note to self: 2026 Challenger Job Cut Report Release Calendar
This Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, MARCH 23
8:30 am Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee TV appearance
8:45 am Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran TV appearance
10:00 am Construction spending (delayed report) Jan. -0.3% 0.1% 0.8%
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
8:30 am U.S. productivity (revision) Q4 1.8% 1.8% 2.8%
9:45 am S&P flash U.S. services PMI March 51.1 -- 51.7
9:45 am S&P flash U.S. manufacturing PMI March 52.4 -- 51.6
6:30 pm Federal Reserve governor Michael Barr speaks
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
8:30 am Import price index Feb. 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
8:30 am Import price index minus fuel Feb. 1.1% -- 0.8%
4:10 pm Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran speaks
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
8:30 am Initial jobless claims March 21 210,000 210,000 205,000
4:00 pm Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook speaks
6:30 pm Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran speaks
7:00 pm Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks
7:10 pm Federal Reserve governor Michael Barr speaks
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
10:00 am Consumer sentiment (final) March 54.0 55.5
10:30 am Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson speech
11:00 am Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speech
Next Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
MONDAY, MARCH 30
10:00 am Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran TV interview
10:30 am Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks
4:00 pm New York Fed President John Williams speaks
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
9:00 am S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index (20 cities) Jan. 1.2% 1.3% 1.4%
9:45 am Chicago Business Barometer (PMI) March 52.8 55.1 57.7
10:00 am Job openings Feb. 6.9 million 6.9 million 7.2 million
10:00 am Consumer confidence March 91.8 87.5 91.0
12:00 pm Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee speaks
3:00 pm Fed governor Michael Barr speaks
5:10 pm Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speaks
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
8:15 am ADP jobs March 62,000 39,000 66,000
8:30 am U.S. retail sales (delayed report) Feb. 0.6% 0.5% -0.1%
8:30 am Retail sales minus autos Feb 0.5% 0.3% 0.0%
9:05 am St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speaks
9:10 am Fed governor Michael Barr speaks
9:45 am S&P final U.S. manufacturing PMI March 52.3 52.4 51.6
10:00 am ISM manufacturing March 52.7% 52.1% 52.4%
10:00 am Business inventories (delayed report) Jan. -0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
7:30 am Challenger Job Cut Report March 2026
8:30 am Initial jobless claims March 28 202,000 212,000 211,000
8:30 am U.S. trade deficit Feb. -$57.3 billion -$62.0 billion -$54.7 billion
10:15 am Dallas Fed Fed President Lorie Logan speaks
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
8:30 am U.S. employment report March 59,000 -92,000
8:30 am U.S. unemployment rate March 4.4% 4.4%
8:30 am U.S. hourly wages March 0.3% 0.4%
8:30 am Hourly wages year over year 3.7% 3.8%
9:45 am S&P final U.S. services PMI March 51.1 51.7
TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS
MONDAY, MARCH 23
8:30 am Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee TV appearance
8:45 am Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran TV appearance
10:00 am Construction spending (delayed report) Jan. -0.3% 0.1% 0.8%
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
8:30 am U.S. productivity (revision) Q4 1.8% 1.8% 2.8%
9:45 am S&P flash U.S. services PMI March 51.1 -- 51.7
9:45 am S&P flash U.S. manufacturing PMI March 52.4 -- 51.6
6:30 pm Federal Reserve governor Michael Barr speaks
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
8:30 am Import price index Feb. 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
8:30 am Import price index minus fuel Feb. 1.1% -- 0.8%
4:10 pm Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran speaks
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
8:30 am Initial jobless claims March 21 210,000 210,000 205,000
4:00 pm Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook speaks
6:30 pm Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran speaks
7:00 pm Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks
7:10 pm Federal Reserve governor Michael Barr speaks
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
10:00 am Consumer sentiment (final) March 54.0 55.5
10:30 am Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson speech
11:00 am Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speech
Next Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
MONDAY, MARCH 30
10:00 am Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran TV interview
10:30 am Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks
4:00 pm New York Fed President John Williams speaks
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
9:00 am S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index (20 cities) Jan. 1.2% 1.3% 1.4%
9:45 am Chicago Business Barometer (PMI) March 52.8 55.1 57.7
10:00 am Job openings Feb. 6.9 million 6.9 million 7.2 million
10:00 am Consumer confidence March 91.8 87.5 91.0
12:00 pm Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee speaks
3:00 pm Fed governor Michael Barr speaks
5:10 pm Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speaks
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
8:15 am ADP jobs March 62,000 39,000 66,000
8:30 am U.S. retail sales (delayed report) Feb. 0.6% 0.5% -0.1%
8:30 am Retail sales minus autos Feb 0.5% 0.3% 0.0%
9:05 am St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speaks
9:10 am Fed governor Michael Barr speaks
9:45 am S&P final U.S. manufacturing PMI March 52.3 52.4 51.6
10:00 am ISM manufacturing March 52.7% 52.1% 52.4%
10:00 am Business inventories (delayed report) Jan. -0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
7:30 am Challenger Job Cut Report March 2026
8:30 am Initial jobless claims March 28 202,000 212,000 211,000
8:30 am U.S. trade deficit Feb. -$57.3 billion -$62.0 billion -$54.7 billion
10:15 am Dallas Fed Fed President Lorie Logan speaks
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
8:30 am U.S. employment report March 59,000 -92,000
8:30 am U.S. unemployment rate March 4.4% 4.4%
8:30 am U.S. hourly wages March 0.3% 0.4%
8:30 am Hourly wages year over year 3.7% 3.8%
9:45 am S&P final U.S. services PMI March 51.1 51.7
Here's another calendar of US economic events. This one is so hard to format at DU that I'm not even going to try.
United States Economic Calendar
Here is yet another calendar of US economic events that is so hard to format at DU that I'm not even going to try.
Hat tip, jmbar2
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/calendar
One more:
https://www.chase.com/personal/investments/learning-and-insights/category/markets
Chase seems to have stopped posting these. Maybe they'll start up again.