Economic calendar for Thursday, October 29, 2026
7 scheduled US economic releases, from each agency's own calendar. Times are Eastern unless you switch to your own time zone.
High impact (FOMC, CPI, jobs report…)Options expiration Government agency Federal Reserve Private publisherDate estimated from the usual schedule
ThuOct 29
8:30 AMHigh impact: GDP (advance estimate) · Q3 2026High impactGovHigh impactGov8:30 AMHigh impact: Personal income and spending (PCE inflation) · Sep 2026High impactGovHigh impactGov8:30 AMInitial jobless claims · Week ending Oct 24GovGov10:00 AMConsumer expenditures (annual)GovGov10:30 AMEIA natural gas storage · Week ending Oct 23GovGov1:00 PM7-year note auctionEst.GovEst.Gov4:30 PMFed balance sheet (H.4.1)FedFed
About these releases
- GDP
- Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the US, reported as an annualized quarterly growth rate. BEA publishes an advance estimate about a month after the quarter ends, then two updates.
- Personal income and spending (PCE inflation)
- Monthly income and spending for US households, plus the PCE price index, the inflation measure behind the Fed's 2% target.
- Initial jobless claims
- The number of people who filed a first claim for state unemployment benefits in the latest week.