1. Monday:
① Events: Speech by Chicago Fed President Goolsby (2027 FOMC voting member); Speech by Bank of Canada Governor Macklem; Vice Premier He Lifeng leads a delegation to the US for trade consultations from September 19th to 23rd.
② Holiday: Tokyo Stock Exchange closed for Respect for the Aged Day.
2. Tuesday:
① Data: UK August public sector net borrowing; UK September CBI industrial order balance; US ADP employment change for the week ending September 5th; Eurozone September consumer confidence index (preliminary); US September Richmond Fed manufacturing index.
② Events: Speech by RBA Governor Bullock; Speech by New York Fed President Williams (permanent FOMC voting member); Speech by Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Jefferson at the 2026 US Treasury Market Conference.
③ Holiday: Tokyo Stock Exchange closed for National Day. 3. Wednesday: ① Data: US API and EIA crude oil inventories for the week ending September 18; preliminary September manufacturing and services PMI readings for France, Germany, the UK, the Eurozone, and the US; ② Events: Speech by Richmond Fed President Barkin, a 2027 FOMC voting member; NYMEX crude oil October futures rollover, with the last floor trading session ending at 2:30 AM on September 23 and the last electronic trading session ending at 5:00 AM. ③ Holiday: Tokyo Stock Exchange closed for the Autumn Equinox.
4. Thursday: ① Data: Australia's August seasonally adjusted unemployment rate; Switzerland's central bank policy rate to September 24; Germany's September IFO Business Climate Index; UK's September CBI retail sales balance; Canada's July retail sales month-on-month rate; US initial jobless claims for the week ending September 19, Q2 current account, August new home sales (annualized), and EIA natural gas inventories for the week ending September 18. ② Events: The Swiss National Bank announces its interest rate decision; FOMC permanent voting member and New York Fed President Williams holds a fireside chat with former Bank of England Deputy Governor Charlie Bean at the London Macroeconomic Policy Forum; 2027 FOMC voting member and Richmond Fed President Barkin participates in a fireside chat at the Economic Club; 2026 FOMC voting member and Cleveland Fed President Hamack delivers opening remarks at a conference; 2026 FOMC voting member and Philadelphia Fed President Paulson speaks at a Fintech conference; a new round of price adjustments for domestic refined oil products will begin. ③ Holidays: The Seoul Stock Exchange in South Korea is closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival; the Shanghai Gold Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, and Dalian Commodity Exchange will not have night trading sessions before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
5. Friday: ① Data: UK September GfK Consumer Confidence Index; Germany October GfK Consumer Confidence Index; US August Durable Goods Orders (MoM); US September University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Final); US September One-Year Inflation Expectations (Final). ② Event: FOMC permanent voting member and New York Fed President Williams delivers a speech.
③ Holiday: The Seoul Stock Exchange in South Korea is closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival; the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, Beijing Stock Exchanges, and domestic futures exchanges are closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will operate normally, but northbound and southbound trading will be closed.
6. Saturday: ① Data: Total number of US oil rigs for the week ending September 25. ② Event: 2026 FOMC voting member and Cleveland Fed President Hamak delivers a speech.
7. Sunday: ① Event: New Zealand begins Daylight Saving Time; its financial market trading hours and economic data release times will be one hour earlier than standard time.
