United States Economic Calendar for March 18, 2026

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Wed., Mar 18				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	USD	08:30 AM	PPI (Y-o-Y)	FEB	3.4%	2.8%	2.9%

	USD	08:30 AM	PPI (M-o-M)	FEB	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%

	USD	10:00 AM	Factory Orders Ex. Transportation M-o-M	JAN	0.4%	-	0.6 (R)%

	USD	10:00 AM	Factory Orders Ex. Defense (M-o-M)	JAN	0.4%	-	-0.9 (R)%

	USD	10:00 AM	Factory Orders (M-o-M)	JAN	0.1%	-0.5%	-0.4 (R)%

	USD	10:30 AM	EIA Crude Oil Inventory (Barrels)	MAR 13	449.3M	-	443.1M

	USD	02:00 PM	Interest Rate Decision	-	3.50 - 3.75%	-	3.50 - 3.75%

	USD	02:00 PM	FOMC Meeting	-	-	-	-

	USD	02:00 PM	Monetary Policy Meeting	-	-	-	-

	USD	04:00 PM	Net Long-term TIC Flows	DEC	15.5B	-	96.5 (R)B

	USD	04:00 PM	Total Net TIC Flows	DEC	-25B	-	113.9 (R)B
Thu., Mar 19				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	USD	08:30 AM	Philly Fed's Mfr Index - Prices Paid	MAR	44.7	-	38.9

	USD	08:30 AM	Philly Fed's Mfr Index - Prices Received	MAR	21.2	-	16.7

	USD	08:30 AM	Initial Jobless Claims - 4 Wk Average	MAR 14	210.75K	-	211.50 (R)K

	USD	08:30 AM	Continuing Claims - 4 Wk Average	MAR 7	1850.50K	-	1852.50 (R)K

	USD	08:30 AM	Continuing Claims	MAR 7	1857K	1840K	1847 (R)K

	USD	08:30 AM	Philly Fed's Mfr Index - Business Condition	MAR	18.1	15	16.3

	USD	08:30 AM	Initial Jobless Claims	MAR 14	205K	215K	213K

	USD	10:00 AM	Lagging Index	JAN	0.3%	-	-0.2 (R)%

	USD	10:00 AM	Coincidence Index	JAN	0.3%	-	0.2%

	USD	10:00 AM	New Home Sales - Median Prices	JAN	400.50K	-	419.20 (R)K

	USD	10:00 AM	New Home Sales - Units	JAN	587K	-	712 (R)K

	USD	10:00 AM	Inventories (Y-o-Y)	JAN	1.0%	-	2.9%

	USD	10:00 AM	Inventories (M-o-M)	JAN	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1 (R)%

	USD	10:00 AM	Wholesale Sales (Y-o-Y)	JAN	7.5%	-	5.2%

	USD	10:00 AM	Wholesale Sales (M-o-M)	JAN	0.5%	-	1.3 (R)%

	USD	10:00 AM	Wholesale Inventories - Sales Ratio	JAN	1.25	-	1.26 (R)

	USD	10:00 AM	Leading Index	JAN	-0.1%	0.1%	-0.2%

	USD	10:30 AM	EIA Natural Gas Inventory (Cubic Feet)	MAR 13	1883B	-	1848B
Fri., Mar 20				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	USD	01:00 PM	Baker Hughes - Rig Count	MAR 20	552	-	553
Mon., Mar 23				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	USD	10:00 AM	Construction Spending - Residential	JAN	-0.8%	-	1.5%

	USD	10:00 AM	Construction Spending - Total	JAN	-0.3%	-	0.3%
Tue., Mar 24				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	USD	08:30 AM	Labor Productivity (Q-o-Q)	Q4 F	1.8%	-	5.2 (R)%

	USD	08:30 AM	Unit Labor Cost (Q-o-Q)	Q4 F	4.3%	-	0.8 (R)%

	USD	08:30 AM	Labor productivity (Y-o-Y)	Q4 F	2.6%	-	2.6 (R)%

	USD	08:30 AM	Real Time Compensations (Q-o-Q)	Q4 F	3.6%	-	2.9 (R)%

	USD	08:30 AM	Unit Labor Cost (Y-o-Y)	Q4 F	2.4%	-	2.0 (R)%

	USD	08:30 AM	Real Time Compensations (Y-o-Y)	Q4 F	2.2%	-	1.8 (R)%

	USD	09:45 AM	PMI Manufacturing	MAR P	52.4	51	51.6

	USD	09:45 AM	PMI Composite	MAR P	51.4	-	51.9

	USD	09:45 AM	PMI Services	MAR P	51.1	51	51.7

	USD	10:00 AM	Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index	MAR	-	-5	-10
Wed., Mar 25				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	USD	08:30 AM	Current Account Balance - BoP	Q4	-190.7B	-270.3B	-239.1 (R)B

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FOREX NEWS

U.S. Dollar Advances As Investors Analyze NFP Data Amid U.S.-Iran Stalemate

Euro Falls After Weak Eurozone Retail Sales Data

Euro Falls Against Most Majors

Commodity Currencies Slide Amid Risk-off Mood

Pound Falls As European Shares Traded Lower

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

German Exports Rise More Than Expected In September

Estonia Trade Gap Narrows In September

Japan Leading Index Falls More Than Expected

China Consumer Prices Flat In September

Australia Building Consents Climb 5.1% In September