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US data & auctions, w/c 17 Aug 2026

The desk's plan for the week of Monday 17 August 2026 — 21 scheduled US events, 4 high-impact, 8 Treasury auctions.

Monday

• 12:30 UTC NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (forecast 10.2)
• 15:30 UTC 13-Week Bill Auction · $92B
• 15:30 UTC 26-Week Bill Auction · $79B

Tuesday

• 12:15 UTC ADP Employment Change 4-week average
• 12:30 UTC Building Permits (MoM) (forecast 1.37M)
• 12:30 UTC Housing Starts (MoM) (forecast 1.35M)
• 13:15 UTC Industrial Production (MoM) (forecast 0.3)
• 14:00 UTC Pending Home Sales (MoM) (forecast 0.5)
• 15:30 UTC 6-Week Bill Auction · $95B

Wednesday

• 15:30 UTC 17-Week Bill Auction
• 17:00 UTC 20-Year Bond Auction · $16B
• 18:00 UTC FOMC Meeting Minutes
• 18:00 UTC FOMC Minutes

Thursday

• 12:30 UTC Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey (forecast 25.3)
• 12:30 UTC Initial Jobless Claims (forecast 210K)
• 15:30 UTC 4-Week Bill Auction
• 15:30 UTC 8-Week Bill Auction
• 17:00 UTC 30-Year TIPS Auction · $8B

Friday

• 13:45 UTC S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (forecast 54.0)
• 13:45 UTC S&P Global Services PMI (forecast 53.9)
• 13:45 UTC S&P Global Composite PMI

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