Macro Events This Week
March 9 - March 13, 2026
🔥 MAJOR WEEK: CPI Wednesday 8:30 AM + Jobless Claims Thursday + GDP & PCE Friday 8:30 AM 🔥
Monday, Mar 9
None scheduled
Tuesday, Mar 10
6:00 AM
NFIB optimism index
Period:Feb. Forecast:99.6 Previous:99.3
10:00 AM
Existing home sales
Period:Feb. Forecast:3.85 million Previous:3.91 million
Wednesday, Mar 11
8:30 AM
Consumer price index (CPI)
Period:Feb. Forecast:0.3% Previous:0.2%
8:30 AM
CPI year over year
Forecast:2.4% Previous:2.4%
8:30 AM
Core CPI
Period:Feb. Forecast:0.2% Previous:0.3%
8:30 AM
Core CPI year over year
Forecast:2.5% Previous:2.5%
2:00 PM
Monthly U.S. federal budget
Period:Feb. Previous:-$307 billion
Thursday, Mar 12
8:30 AM
Initial jobless claims
Period:Mar. 7 Forecast:215,000 Previous:213,000
8:30 AM
U.S. trade deficit
Period:Jan. Forecast:-$65.3 billion Previous:-$70.3 billion
8:30 AM
Housing starts
Period:Feb. Forecast:1.33 million Previous:1.40 million
8:30 AM
Building permits
Period:Feb. Forecast:1.40 million Previous:1.45 million
Friday, Mar 13
8:30 AM
GDP (first revision)
Period:Q4 Forecast:1.5% Previous:1.4%
8:30 AM
Personal income
Period:Jan. Forecast:0.5% Previous:0.4%
8:30 AM
Personal spending
Period:Jan. Forecast:0.2% Previous:0.3%
8:30 AM
PCE index (delayed report)
Period:Jan. Forecast:0.3% Previous:0.4%
8:30 AM
PCE (year-over-year)
Forecast:2.9% Previous:2.9%
8:30 AM
Core PCE index
Period:Jan. Forecast:0.4% Previous:0.4%
8:30 AM
Core PCE (year-over-year)
Forecast:3.1% Previous:3.0%
8:30 AM
Durable-goods orders
Period:Jan. Forecast:1.5% Previous:-1.4%
8:30 AM
Durable-goods minus transportation
Period:Jan. Previous:0.9%
10:00 AM
Job openings
Period:Jan. Forecast:6.8 million Previous:6.5 million
10:00 AM
Consumer sentiment (prelim)
Period:Mar. Forecast:55.0 Previous:56.6
Times shown in ET • 🔴 High Impact = Major Volatility Expected
CPI Wednesday 8:30 AM • Jobless Claims Thursday • GDP & PCE Friday 8:30 AM - Major Week