Macro Events This Week
January 26 - January 30, 2026
🔥 MAJOR WEEK: FOMC Decision Wednesday, Multiple Reports Thursday, PPI & Fed Speakers Friday 🔥
Monday, Jan 26
8:30 AM
Durable-goods orders (delayed report)
Period:Nov. Forecast:4.5% Previous:-2.2%
8:30 AM
Durable-goods minus transportation
Period:Nov. Previous:0.2%
Tuesday, Jan 27
10:00 AM
Consumer confidence
Period:Jan. Forecast:90.0 Previous:89.1
Wednesday, Jan 28
2:00 PM
FOMC interest-rate decision
2:30 PM
Fed Chair Powell press conference
Thursday, Jan 29
8:30 AM
Initial jobless claims
Period:Jan. 24 Forecast:209,000 Previous:200,000
8:30 AM
U.S. trade deficit (delayed report)
Period:Nov. Forecast:-$45.1B Previous:-$29.4B
8:30 AM
U.S. productivity (revised)
Period:Q3 Forecast:4.9% Previous:4.9%
10:00 AM
Wholesale inventories (delayed report)
Period:Nov. Forecast:0.2% Previous:0.2%
10:00 AM
Factory orders (delayed report)
Period:Nov. Forecast:1.1% Previous:-1.3%
Friday, Jan 30
8:30 AM
Producer price index (delayed report)
Period:Dec. Forecast:0.3% Previous:0.2%
8:30 AM
Core PPI
Period:Dec. Previous:0.2%
8:30 AM
PPI year over year
Previous:3.0%
8:30 AM
Core PPI year over year
Previous:3.5%
9:45 AM
Chicago Business Barometer (PMI)
Period:Jan. Forecast:42.0 Previous:42.7
1:30 PM
St Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speech
5:00 PM
Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speech
Times shown in ET • 🔴 High Impact = Major Volatility Expected
Wednesday FOMC decision is the major event of the week