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August 2026 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 26 27 07:30 AM Jun Durable Goods Orders First Trust: +1.0% Actual: +0.3% Prev: -4.0% 07:30 AM Jun Durable Goods (Ex-Trans) First Trust: +0.8% Actual: +0.6% Prev: +1.8% 28 29 30 07:30 AM 7/25/2026 Initial Claims (K) First Trust: 198K Actual: 197K Prev: 188K 07:30 AM Q2 GDP Advance Report First Trust: +1.8% Actual: +1.5% Prev: +2.1% 07:30 AM Q2 Chain Price Index Advance Report First Trust: +5.0% Actual: +6.2% Prev: +3.6% 07:30 AM Jun Personal Income First Trust: +0.3% Actual: +0.2% Prev: +0.7% 07:30 AM Jun Personal Spending First Trust: +0.3% Actual: +0.3% Prev: +0.9% 31 07:30 AM Q2 Employment Cost Index First Trust: +0.8% Actual: +0.9% Prev: +0.9% 08:45 AM Jul Chicago PMI First Trust: 59.2 Actual: 57.6 Prev: 56.7 1 2 3 09:00 AM Jul ISM (Manufacturing) First Trust: 53.8 Actual: 53.9 Prev: 53.8 09:00 AM Jun Construction Spending First Trust: -0.2% Actual: -0.1% Prev: 0.0% 02:00 PM Jul Light Vehicle Sales (Mln) First Trust: 16.8 Mil Actual: 16.3 Mil Prev: 16.5 Mil 4 07:30 AM Jun Trade Balance (Bln$) First Trust: -$72.7 Bil Actual: -$73.3 Bil Prev: -$77.6 Bil 09:00 AM Jun Factory Orders First Trust: +0.2% Actual: -1.3% Prev: -1.1% 5 09:00 AM Jul ISM-NMI First Trust: 54.4 Actual: 54.1 Prev: 54.0 6 07:30 AM 8/1/2026 Initial Claims (K) First Trust: 200K Actual: 199K Prev: 198K 07:30 AM Q2 Nonfarm Productivity (Prelim) First Trust: +0.4% Actual: +1.4% Prev: +0.8% 07:30 AM Q2 Unit Labor Costs (Prelim) First Trust: +2.6% Actual: +1.3% Prev: +1.3% 7 07:30 AM Jul Nonfarm Payrolls (K) First Trust: 96K Actual: -23K Prev: 20K 07:30 AM Jul Private Nonfarm Payrolls (K) First Trust: 101K Actual: 30K Prev: 30K 07:30 AM Jul Manufacturing Payrolls (K) First Trust: 3K Actual: 5K Prev: 11K 07:30 AM Jul Unemployment Rate First Trust: 4.2% Actual: 4.1% Prev: 4.2% 07:30 AM Jul Average Hourly Earnings First Trust: +0.3% Actual: +0.1% Prev: +0.3% 07:30 AM Jul Hours Worked First Trust: 34.3 Actual: 34.3 Prev: 34.3 02:00 PM Jun Consumer Credit (Bln$) First Trust: $11.2 Bil Actual: $14.2 Bil Prev: -$1.1 Bil 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5

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