The week of August 24–28, 2026 brings a stronger flow of economic data after a relatively quiet start. Attention will center on Australian inflation, U.S. PCE inflation and GDP, Japanese inflation, European economic figures, Canadian GDP, and the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. The week is particularly important for the U.S. dollar because Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is scheduled to speak at Jackson Hole on Friday. Tuesday brings stronger European and U.S. data, Wednesday is dominated by Australian inflation and U.S. PCE, Thursday shifts toward U.S. labor data and central-bank communication, while Friday combines global inflation releases with the highly anticipated Jackson Hole speech.
📅 Monday, 24 August 2026
- CAD — Corporate Profits
- Provides an update on Canadian business profitability and overall corporate conditions.
- USD — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks
- Markets will watch for comments concerning the U.S. economy, Treasury policy and international developments.
- EUR — German Import Prices
- Offers an early look at changes in import costs and potential price pressures in Germany.
- EUR — German Retail Sales
- Provides insight into household spending and consumer demand in Europe’s largest economy.
Main focus: The opening session is relatively light, with attention likely centered on Canadian business data and U.S. Treasury commentary.
📅 Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- AUD — RBA Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
- Details from the latest Reserve Bank of Australia meeting will be examined for clues about inflation, growth and future policy decisions.
- JPY — BoJ Core CPI
- Provides another indication of underlying inflation conditions in Japan.
- EUR — German Final GDP
- Confirms the latest assessment of Germany’s economic growth.
- EUR — German Ifo Business Climate
- Measures business sentiment and expectations among German companies.
- EUR — Belgian NBB Business Climate
- Provides another indication of business confidence within the euro area.
- USD — ADP Weekly Employment Change
- Offers a frequent snapshot of U.S. employment conditions.
- USD — House Price Index
- Tracks developments in the U.S. housing market.
- USD — S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index
- Measures changes in residential property prices across major U.S. metropolitan areas.
- USD — Conference Board Consumer Confidence
- One of the day’s more important U.S. releases, showing how consumers view current economic conditions and the outlook.
- USD — New Home Sales
- Provides information on demand for newly built homes and the health of the housing market.
- USD — Richmond Manufacturing Index
- Gives an indication of manufacturing activity and business conditions in the region.
- USD — API Weekly Statistical Bulletin
- Provides an early indication of U.S. petroleum inventory conditions.
Main focus: Australia and Japan provide policy-related clues early in the session, while U.S. consumer confidence and housing data become the main focus later in the day.
📅 Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- JPY — Services Producer Price Index
- Tracks prices for services provided to businesses and offers another measure of Japanese inflation pressure.
- AUD — MI Leading Index
- Provides an indication of Australia’s future economic direction.
- AUD — CPI
- One of the week’s most important releases.
- The inflation report will influence expectations surrounding future RBA policy.
- AUD — Trimmed Mean CPI
- Gives a clearer view of underlying Australian inflation by reducing the influence of unusually volatile price movements.
- AUD — Construction Work Done
- Measures construction activity and provides information about investment and economic growth.
- CHF — UBS Economic Expectations
- Provides a forward-looking view of Swiss economic conditions.
- GBP — CBI Realized Sales
- Offers an indication of recent retail activity in the United Kingdom.
- USD — Core PCE Price Index
- A major U.S. inflation release.
- The report is closely watched because it is an important measure used by the Federal Reserve when assessing price pressures.
- USD — Preliminary GDP
- Provides an updated assessment of U.S. economic growth.
- USD — GDP Price Index
- Shows the price pressures associated with economic output.
- USD — Core Durable Goods Orders
- Measures business demand for long-lasting manufactured goods while excluding transportation components.
- USD — Durable Goods Orders
- Provides a broader view of demand for long-lasting manufactured products.
- USD — Personal Income
- Tracks changes in household income.
- USD — Personal Spending
- Measures consumer spending and provides an important indication of household demand.
- USD — Crude Oil Inventories
- Shows changes in U.S. petroleum stockpiles and can influence energy prices and commodity-linked currencies.
- CHF — SNB Board Member Martin speaks
- Markets will monitor comments for clues about Swiss monetary and economic conditions.
Main focus: Wednesday is the week’s biggest data session, with Australian CPI and U.S. PCE inflation standing out. U.S. GDP, spending and durable-goods figures will add further information about the strength of the economy.
📅 Thursday, 27 August 2026
- AUD — Household Spending
- Shows how Australian consumers are responding to current economic conditions.
- AUD — Private Capital Expenditure
- Measures business investment and provides information about corporate confidence.
- AUD — RBA Bulletin
- Provides additional economic and policy commentary from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
- EUR — German GfK Consumer Climate
- Measures consumer confidence and expectations among German households.
- EUR — Eurozone M3 Money Supply
- Tracks developments in the money supply across the euro area.
- EUR — Eurozone Private Loans
- Shows developments in lending to households and businesses.
- EUR — ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
- Provides additional detail on the ECB’s latest policy discussions and views among policymakers.
- CAD — Current Account
- Shows Canada’s external balance and provides further information about international trade and income flows.
- USD — Weekly Unemployment Claims
- Provides a regular update on U.S. labor-market conditions.
- USD — Goods Trade Balance
- Measures the difference between U.S. goods exports and imports.
- USD — Preliminary Wholesale Inventories
- Provides information about inventory levels among U.S. wholesalers.
- CNY — Conference Board Leading Index
- Gives a forward-looking indication of Chinese economic activity.
- USD — Natural Gas Storage
- Reports changes in U.S. natural-gas inventories.
- Global — Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
- The annual gathering of central bankers and policymakers begins, putting monetary policy firmly in focus.
Main focus: European monetary-policy expectations, U.S. labor data and the opening of Jackson Hole will dominate the session.
📅Friday, 28 August 2026
- JPY — Tokyo Core CPI
- One of the key Japanese releases of the week.
- The data will provide an early indication of inflation conditions and could influence expectations for Bank of Japan policy.
- JPY — Unemployment Rate
- Shows the condition of Japan’s labor market.
- EUR — German Import Prices
- Provides another reading on changes in import costs and external price pressures.
- EUR — French Consumer Spending
- Measures household consumption in France.
- EUR — French Private Payrolls
- Provides information about employment conditions in the French private sector.
- EUR — French Preliminary CPI
- Important for assessing inflation in France and broader euro-area policy expectations.
- EUR — French Preliminary GDP
- Provides an early reading of French economic growth.
- CHF — KOF Economic Barometer
- Gives a forward-looking indication of Swiss economic conditions.
- EUR — Spanish Flash CPI
- Provides an early indication of inflation in Spain.
- EUR — German Unemployment Change
- Measures changes in German employment conditions.
- EUR — Italian Ten-Year Bond Auction
- Provides information about demand for Italian government debt.
- CAD — Canadian GDP
- The main Canadian release of the week.
- The report will provide a fresh assessment of Canadian economic growth.
- USD — Chicago PMI
- Provides an indication of business activity in the Chicago region.
- USD — Preliminary Benchmark Payrolls Revision
- Updates earlier estimates of U.S. employment growth and could alter views of labor-market strength.
- USD — Revised University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment
- Measures consumer confidence and expectations about economic conditions.
- USD — Revised University of Michigan Inflation Expectations
- Provides information about how consumers view future price pressures.
- USD — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks at Jackson Hole
- The week’s most closely watched central-bank event.
- Markets will look for clues about inflation, economic growth and the direction of U.S. monetary policy.
- Global — Jackson Hole Economic Symposium continues
- Additional comments from policymakers and economists could influence currency and bond markets.
Main focus: Friday combines Japanese inflation, European price data, Canadian GDP and U.S. economic figures with Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, making it one of the most important sessions of the week.
Key Events This Week
- AUD: RBA minutes and Australian CPI
- JPY: BoJ Core CPI and Tokyo Core CPI
- EUR: German GDP, Ifo, ECB meeting accounts, French CPI, French GDP and Spanish CPI
- GBP: CBI Realized Sales
- CAD: Corporate profits, current account and GDP
- USD: Consumer confidence, PCE inflation, GDP, durable goods, personal spending, jobless claims and payroll revisions
- USD: Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech
- Global: Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
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