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Forex Economic Calendar for May 8, 2026

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Fri., May 08
PeriodActualForecastPrevious
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Avg Weekly Hours APR 34.3 - 34.2
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Avg Hourly Earnings APR 37.41 - 37.35 (R)
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Change in Manufacturing Payrolls APR -2K - 15K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Participation Rate APR 61.8% 62% 61.9%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Non-Farm Payroll (M-o-M) APR 115K 50K 185 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Unemployment Rate APR 4.3% 4.3% 4.3%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Wholesale Sales (M-o-M) MAR 2.8% - 2.6 (R)%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Inventories (M-o-M) MAR 1.3% - 0.9 (R)%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Inventories (Y-o-Y) MAR 2.9% - 1.8%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Wholesale Sales (Y-o-Y) MAR 10.9% - 8.8%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Wholesale Inventories - Sales Ratio MAR 1.21 - 1.23 (R)
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Univ. of Mich. Consumer Confidence Index MAY P 48.5 - 48.1
US Dollar USD 01:00 PM Baker Hughes - Rig Count MAY 8 548 - 547
Mon., May 11
PeriodActualForecastPrevious
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Existing Home Sales - Inventories APR 1.47M - 1.39 (R)M
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Existing Home Sales - Sales APR 4.02M 4.05M 4.01 (R)M
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Existing Home Sales - Price APR 417.70M - 409.10 (R)M
Tue., May 12
PeriodActualForecastPrevious
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Core CPI (Y-o-Y) APR 2.8% 2.70% 2.6%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Core CPI (M-o-M) APR 0.4% 0.33% 0.2%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM CPI (Y-o-Y) APR 3.8% 3.83% 3.3%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM CPI (M-o-M) APR 0.6% 0.73% 0.9%
US Dollar USD 02:00 PM Monthly Budget Statement APR 215B - -164 (R)B
Wed., May 13
PeriodActualForecastPrevious
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM PPI (M-o-M) APR 1.4% 0.6% 0.7 (R)%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM PPI (Y-o-Y) APR 6.0% 4.95% 4.3 (R)%
US Dollar USD 10:30 AM EIA Crude Oil Inventory (Barrels) MAY 8 452.9M - 457.2M
Thu., May 14
PeriodActualForecastPrevious
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Exports (M-o-M) APR 3.3% 1.1% 1.5 (R)%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Exports (Y-o-Y) APR 8.8% 6.7% 5.6%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Retail Sales (M-o-M) APR 0.5% 0.5% 1.6 (R)%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Retail Sales (Y-o-Y) APR 4.9% - 4.2 (R)%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Retail Sales - Ex. Auto (M-o-M) APR 0.7% 0.6% 1.9%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Retail Sales - Ex. Auto (Y-o-Y) APR 6.3% - 5.6 (R)%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Continuing Claims MAY 2 1782K 1760K 1758 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Continuing Claims - 4 Wk Average MAY 2 1781K - 1787.75 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Initial Jobless Claims - 4 Wk Average MAY 9 203.75K - 203 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Initial Jobless Claims MAY 9 211K 204K 199 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Import Price Index (M-o-M) APR 1.9% 1.1% 0.9 (R)%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Import Price Index (Y-o-Y) APR 4.2% 3.2% 2.1%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Business Sales (M-o-M) MAR 2.1% - 1.8 (R)%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Business Inventories - Sales Ratio MAR 1.32 - 1.33 (R)
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Business Sales (Y-o-Y) MAR 7.1% - 5.5%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Business Inventories (M-o-M) MAR 0.9% 0.3% 0.4%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Business Inventories (Y-o-Y) MAR 2.0% - 1.3%
US Dollar USD 10:30 AM EIA Natural Gas Inventory (Cubic Feet) MAY 8 2290B - 2205B
Fri., May 15
PeriodActualForecastPrevious
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Empire State Mfr Index - Prices Paid MAY 62.6 - 51.0

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Eurozone Unemployment Rate Steady At 6.4%

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