U.S. MARKET CATALYST CALENDAR

Know what can move markets, and when.

A focused schedule of market-wide data and policy catalysts. Times come from official BLS, BEA and Federal Reserve calendars; interpretation remains separate from fact.

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NEXT CATALYST

U.S. CPI / Core CPI

Calculating
Wed, Oct 14, 08:30 AM ETWed, Oct 14, 08:30 PM Beijing
Open impact framework
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NEXT 120 DAYS

Eastern + local time

AInflation

U.S. CPI / Core CPI

September 2026 data

Wed, Oct 14, 08:30 AM ETWed, Oct 14, 08:30 PM Beijing

Measures consumer-price changes. The core reading excludes food and energy and is highly relevant to rate expectations.

Inflation expectationsTreasury yieldsGrowth-stock valuation
BInflation

U.S. Producer Price Index

September 2026 data

Thu, Oct 15, 08:30 AM ETThu, Oct 15, 08:30 PM Beijing

Tracks producer-price and business-cost pressure and informs parts of the PCE inflation framework.

Business costsMargin expectationsInflation pass-through
AMonetary policy

FOMC Rate Decision

October meeting

Wed, Oct 28, 02:00 PM ETThu, Oct 29, 02:00 AM Beijing

Focuses on the rate decision, statement language, projections, dot plot and press-conference consistency.

Policy ratesFinancial conditionsRisk-asset valuation
BGrowth

U.S. GDP

3rd Quarter 2026

Thu, Oct 29, 08:30 AM ETThu, Oct 29, 08:30 PM Beijing

Tracks aggregate growth, consumption and business investment, while distinguishing advance estimates from revisions.

Growth expectationsEarnings cycleYield curve
AInflation

U.S. PCE / Core PCE

September 2026

Thu, Oct 29, 08:30 AM ETThu, Oct 29, 08:30 PM Beijing

The Personal Income and Outlays report includes the PCE price index and its core measure watched closely by the Fed.

Consumer momentumCore inflationRate-cut expectations
ALabor

U.S. Employment Situation / Nonfarm Payrolls

October 2026 data

Fri, Nov 6, 08:30 AM ETFri, Nov 6, 09:30 PM Beijing

Combines payroll growth, unemployment, average hourly earnings and revisions to frame labor and wage pressure.

Labor resilienceWage inflationPolicy-rate path
AInflation

U.S. CPI / Core CPI

October 2026 data

Tue, Nov 10, 08:30 AM ETTue, Nov 10, 09:30 PM Beijing

Measures consumer-price changes. The core reading excludes food and energy and is highly relevant to rate expectations.

Inflation expectationsTreasury yieldsGrowth-stock valuation
BInflation

U.S. Producer Price Index

October 2026 data

Fri, Nov 13, 08:30 AM ETFri, Nov 13, 09:30 PM Beijing

Tracks producer-price and business-cost pressure and informs parts of the PCE inflation framework.

Business costsMargin expectationsInflation pass-through
BGrowth

U.S. GDP

3rd Quarter 2026

Wed, Nov 25, 08:30 AM ETWed, Nov 25, 09:30 PM Beijing

Tracks aggregate growth, consumption and business investment, while distinguishing advance estimates from revisions.

Growth expectationsEarnings cycleYield curve
AInflation

U.S. PCE / Core PCE

October 2026

Wed, Nov 25, 08:30 AM ETWed, Nov 25, 09:30 PM Beijing

The Personal Income and Outlays report includes the PCE price index and its core measure watched closely by the Fed.

Consumer momentumCore inflationRate-cut expectations
BGrowth

U.S. GDP

2025

Wed, Dec 2, 08:30 AM ETWed, Dec 2, 09:30 PM Beijing

Tracks aggregate growth, consumption and business investment, while distinguishing advance estimates from revisions.

Growth expectationsEarnings cycleYield curve
ALabor

U.S. Employment Situation / Nonfarm Payrolls

November 2026 data

Fri, Dec 4, 08:30 AM ETFri, Dec 4, 09:30 PM Beijing

Combines payroll growth, unemployment, average hourly earnings and revisions to frame labor and wage pressure.

Labor resilienceWage inflationPolicy-rate path
AMonetary policy

FOMC Rate Decision

December meeting · projections

Wed, Dec 9, 02:00 PM ETThu, Dec 10, 03:00 AM Beijing

Focuses on the rate decision, statement language, projections, dot plot and press-conference consistency.

Policy ratesFinancial conditionsRisk-asset valuation
AInflation

U.S. CPI / Core CPI

November 2026 data

Thu, Dec 10, 08:30 AM ETThu, Dec 10, 09:30 PM Beijing

Measures consumer-price changes. The core reading excludes food and energy and is highly relevant to rate expectations.

Inflation expectationsTreasury yieldsGrowth-stock valuation
BInflation

U.S. Producer Price Index

November 2026 data

Tue, Dec 15, 08:30 AM ETTue, Dec 15, 09:30 PM Beijing

Tracks producer-price and business-cost pressure and informs parts of the PCE inflation framework.

Business costsMargin expectationsInflation pass-through
BGrowth

U.S. GDP

Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 3rd Quarter 2026

Wed, Dec 23, 08:30 AM ETWed, Dec 23, 09:30 PM Beijing

Tracks aggregate growth, consumption and business investment, while distinguishing advance estimates from revisions.

Growth expectationsEarnings cycleYield curve
AInflation

U.S. PCE / Core PCE

November 2026

Wed, Dec 23, 08:30 AM ETWed, Dec 23, 09:30 PM Beijing

The Personal Income and Outlays report includes the PCE price index and its core measure watched closely by the Fed.

Consumer momentumCore inflationRate-cut expectations
AMonetary policy

FOMC Rate Decision

January meeting

Wed, Jan 27, 02:00 PM ETThu, Jan 28, 03:00 AM Beijing

Focuses on the rate decision, statement language, projections, dot plot and press-conference consistency.

Policy ratesFinancial conditionsRisk-asset valuation