Economic Calendar — Week of May 18, 2026

30 economic events scheduled for May 18, 2026 to May 24, 2026
Day Time (ET) Event Country Importance Source
Mon 08:30 ET Business Leaders Survey USA MEDIUM Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Mon 10:00 ET NAHB Housing Market Index USA MEDIUM NAHB
Mon 11:00 ET Treasury 13-Week Bill Auction USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Mon 11:00 ET Treasury 26-Week Bill Auction USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tue 08:30 ET New Residential Construction (Housing Starts, Building Permits) USA MEDIUM U.S. Census Bureau
Tue 08:55 ET Redbook Retail Sales Index USA LOW Redbook Research
Tue 10:00 ET NAR Pending Home Sales Index USA MEDIUM National Association of Realtors
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 11:30 ET Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 2026 Estimate Update (after Housing Starts) - May 2026 USA MEDIUM FED_ATLANTA
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 10:30 ET EIA Petroleum Status Report USA MEDIUM Energy Information Administration
Wed 11:30 ET Treasury 17-Week Bill Auction USA LOW U.S. Department of the Treasury
Wed 14:00 ET FOMC Minutes from April 28-29, 2026 Meeting USA HIGH FED_FOMC
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 08:30 ET Chicago Fed National Activity Index USA MEDIUM Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Thu 09:45 ET S&P Global US PMI Flash (Preliminary) USA HIGH SP_GLOBAL
Thu 10:00 ET Advance Quarterly Services Report First Quarter 2026 - May 2026 USA LOW U.S. Census Bureau
Thu 10:00 ET Conference Board Leading Economic Index USA MEDIUM CONFERENCE_BOARD
Thu 10:30 ET EIA Natural Gas Storage Report USA MEDIUM Energy Information Administration
Thu 12:00 ET Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey USA MEDIUM Freddie Mac
Thu 13:00 ET Treasury 20-Year Bond Auction USA MEDIUM U.S. Department of the Treasury
Thu 13:00 ET Treasury 10-Year TIPS Auction (Reopening) USA MEDIUM U.S. Department of the Treasury
Thu 16:30 ET Federal Reserve Balance Sheet (H.4.1) USA LOW Federal Reserve
Fri 10:00 ET State Employment and Unemployment - April USA LOW Bureau of Labor Statistics
Fri 10:00 ET University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Final) USA MEDIUM University of Michigan
Fri 13:00 ET Baker Hughes Rig Count USA LOW Baker Hughes