Important economic events this week, July 30 - August 3:
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
17:00
- CB consumer confidence index (July)
- Forecast: 99.9
- Previous: 100.4
17:00
- Number of open vacancies on the JOLTS labor market (June)
- Previous: 8,140M
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
15:15
- Change in the number of employees in the non-agricultural sector from ADP (July)
- Previous: 150K
5:30 p.m
- Reserves of crude oil
- Previous: -3.741M
21:00
- FOMC statement
21:00
- The Fed's interest rate decision
- Forecast: 5.50%
- Previous: 5.50%
21:30
- FOMC press conference
Thursday, August 1, 2024
15:30
- Number of initial applications for unemployment benefits
- Previous: 235K
16:45
- Index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) (July)
- Forecast: 49.5
- Previous: 51.6
17:00
- Index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) from ISM (July)
- Forecast: 48.8
- Previous: 48.5
Friday, August 2, 2024
15:30
- Average hourly wage (m/m) (July)
- Forecast: 0.3%
- Previous: 0.3%
15:30
- Change in the number of employees in the non-agricultural sector (July)
- Forecast: 185K
- Previous: 206K
15:30
- Unemployment rate (July)
- Forecast: 4.1%
- Previous: 4.1%
