Economic Calendar — Week of February 16, 2026

28 economic events scheduled for February 16, 2026 to February 22, 2026
Day Time (ET) Event Country Importance Source
Tue 08:30 ET Empire State Manufacturing Survey USA MEDIUM Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Tue 08:55 ET Redbook Retail Sales Index USA LOW Redbook Research
Tue 09:15 ET Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (G.17) USA MEDIUM Federal Reserve
Tue 10:00 ET NAHB Housing Market Index USA MEDIUM NAHB
Tue 11:00 ET Treasury 13-Week Bill Auction (President's Day Shift) USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tue 11:00 ET Treasury 26-Week Bill Auction (President's Day Shift) USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tue 11:30 ET Treasury 4-Week Bill Auction USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tue 11:30 ET Treasury 6-Week Bill Auction USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tue 11:30 ET Treasury 8-Week Bill Auction USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tue 16:30 ET API Crude Oil Inventories USA MEDIUM American Petroleum Institute
Wed 07:00 ET MBA Mortgage Applications Index USA MEDIUM Mortgage Bankers Association
Wed 08:30 ET New Residential Construction (Housing Starts, Building Permits) USA MEDIUM U.S. Census Bureau
Wed 08:30 ET Business Leaders Survey USA MEDIUM Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Wed 11:30 ET Treasury 17-Week Bill Auction USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Wed 13:00 ET Treasury 20-Year Bond Auction USA MEDIUM U.S. Department of the Treasury
Wed 14:00 ET FOMC Minutes from January 27-28, 2026 Meeting USA HIGH Federal Reserve
Thu 08:30 ET U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services USA MEDIUM Bureau of Economic Analysis
Thu 08:30 ET Initial Jobless Claims USA MEDIUM DOL
Thu 08:30 ET Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey USA MEDIUM Philly Fed
Thu 10:00 ET Conference Board Leading Economic Index USA MEDIUM CONFERENCE_BOARD
Thu 10:00 ET Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey USA MEDIUM Freddie Mac
Thu 10:30 ET EIA Natural Gas Storage Report USA MEDIUM Energy Information Administration
Thu 12:00 ET EIA Petroleum Status Report (President's Day Shift) USA MEDIUM Energy Information Administration
Thu 16:30 ET Federal Reserve Balance Sheet (H.4.1) USA LOW Federal Reserve
Fri 09:00 ET Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Mid-Month Update - February 2026 USA LOW COX_MANHEIM
Fri 09:45 ET S&P Global US PMI Flash (Preliminary) USA HIGH SP_GLOBAL
Fri 10:00 ET NAR Existing Home Sales USA MEDIUM National Association of Realtors
Fri 13:00 ET Baker Hughes Rig Count USA LOW Baker Hughes