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January 2026 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 28 29 30 08:45 AM Dec Chicago PMI First Trust: 37.8 Actual: 43.5 Prev: 36.3 31 07:30 AM Initial Claims, Wk of 12/27/25 (K) First Trust: 216K Actual: 199K Prev: 214K 1 2 3 4 5 09:00 AM Dec ISM (Manufacturing) First Trust: 48.6 Actual: 47.9 Prev: 48.2 02:00 PM Dec Total Auto/ Light Sales (Mln) First Trust: 15.9 Mil Actual: 16.0 Mil Prev: 15.6 Mil 02:00 PM Dec Domestic Auto/Lt Truck Sales (Mln) First Trust: 12.4 Mil Actual: Prev: 12.2 Mil 6 7 09:00 AM Oct Factory Orders First Trust: -2.2% Actual: -1.3% Prev: +0.2% 09:00 AM Dec ISM-NMI First Trust: 52.4 Actual: 57.9 Prev: 52.6 8 07:30 AM Q3 Nonfarm Productivity (Prelim) First Trust: +5.4% Actual: +4.9% Prev: +3.3% 07:30 AM Q3 Unit Labor Costs (Prelim) First Trust: -0.8% Actual: -1.9% Prev: +1.0% 07:30 AM Oct Trade Balance (Bln$) First Trust: NA Actual: -$29.4 Bil Prev: -$52.8 Bil 07:30 AM Initial Claims, Wk of 1/3/26 (K) First Trust: 219K Actual: 208K Prev: 199K 02:00 PM Nov Consumer Credit (Bln$) First Trust: $8.8 Bil Actual: $4.2 Bil Prev: $9.2 Bil 9 07:30 AM Dec Nonfarm Payrolls (K) First Trust: 65K Actual: 50K Prev: 64K 07:30 AM Dec Private Nonfarm Payrolls (K) First Trust: 85K Actual: 37K Prev: 69K 07:30 AM Dec Manufacturing Payrolls (K) First Trust: -10K Actual: -8K Prev: -5K 07:30 AM Dec Unemployment Rate First Trust: 4.5% Actual: 4.4% Prev: 4.6% 07:30 AM Dec Average Hourly Earnings First Trust: +0.3% Actual: +0.3% Prev: +0.1% 07:30 AM Dec Hours Worked First Trust: 34.3 Actual: 34.2 Prev: 34.3 07:30 AM Oct Housing Starts First Trust: 1.321 Mil Actual: 1.246 Mil Prev: 1.306 Mil 10 11 12 13 07:30 AM Dec CPI First Trust: +0.3% Actual: +0.3% Prev: NA 07:30 AM Dec CPI (ex-food & energy) First Trust: +0.3% Actual: +0.2% Prev: NA 14 07:30 AM Q3 Current Account (Bln$) First Trust: -$238.0 Bil Actual: -$226.4 Bil Prev: -$251.3 Bil 07:30 AM Nov Retail Sales First Trust: +0.6% Actual: +0.6% Prev: 0.0% 07:30 AM Nov Retail Sales (ex-auto) First Trust: +0.5% Actual: +0.5% Prev: +0.4% 07:30 AM Nov PPI First Trust: +0.2% Actual: +0.2% Prev: +0.1% 07:30 AM Nov PPI (ex-food & energy) First Trust: +0.2% Actual: 0.0% Prev: +0.3% 09:00 AM Dec Existing Home Sales (Mln) First Trust: 4.270 Mil Actual: 4.350 Mil Prev: 4.130 Mil 09:00 AM Oct Business Inventories First Trust: +0.1% Actual: +0.3% Prev: +0.2% 15 07:30 AM Jan Philadelphia Fed Index First Trust: 2.2 Actual: 12.6 Prev: -10.2 07:30 AM Jan Empire State Index First Trust: 5.7 Actual: 7.7 Prev: -3.9 07:30 AM 1/10/2026 Initial Claims (K) First Trust: 211K Actual: 198K Prev: 208K 16 09:15 AM Dec Industrial Production First Trust: +0.1% Actual: +0.4% Prev: +0.2% 09:15 AM Dec Capacity Utilization First Trust: 76.0% Actual: 76.3% Prev: 76.0% 17 18 19 20 21 09:00 AM Oct Construction Spending First Trust: +0.2% Actual: +0.5% Prev: -0.6% 22 07:30 AM Q3 GDP Final Report First Trust: +4.4% Actual: +4.4% Prev: +4.3% 07:30 AM Q3 Chain Price Index Final Report First Trust: +3.8% Actual: +3.8% Prev: +3.8% 07:30 AM 1/17/2026 Initial Claims (K) First Trust: 205K Actual: 200K Prev: 198K 09:00 AM Nov Personal Income First Trust: +0.4% Actual: +0.3% Prev: +0.1% 09:00 AM Nov Personal Consumption Expend. First Trust: +0.5% Actual: +0.5% Prev: +0.5% 23 24 25 26 07:30 AM Nov Durable Goods Orders First Trust: +3.3% Actual: +5.3% Prev: -2.1% 07:30 AM Nov Durable Goods (Ex Trans) First Trust: +0.3% Actual: +0.5% Prev: +0.1% 27 28 29 07:30 AM 1/24/2026 Initial Claims (K) First Trust: 202K Actual: 209K Prev: 210K 30 07:30 AM Dec PPI First Trust: +0.2% Actual: +0.5% Prev: +0.2% 07:30 AM Dec PPI (ex-food & energy) First Trust: +0.2% Actual: +0.7% Prev: 0.0% 08:45 AM Jan Chicago PMI First Trust: 40.9 Actual: 54.0 Prev: 42.7 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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