Economic calendar for Friday, December 18, 2026
5 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
FriDec 18
All dayHigh impact: Quarterly options expiration (triple witching)Stock options, index options and index futures expire together.MarketMarket8:30 AMCurrent account (international transactions) · Q3 2026GovGov10:00 AMState employment and unemployment · Nov 2026GovGov10:00 AMWork experience of the populationGovGov1:00 PMBaker Hughes rig countPrivatePrivate
About these releases
- Monthly options expiration
- Standard monthly stock and index options expire on the third Friday of each month, or on the trading day before when that Friday is a market holiday. In March, June, September and December, stock index futures expire the same day, which traders call triple witching.