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Week ahead: FOMC Meeting Minutes Wednesday, FOMC Minutes Wednesday · US data & auctions, w/c 17 Aug 2026

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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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