Fed Education

Economic Calendar

Upcoming FOMC meetings, CPI releases, Treasury auctions, and fiscal deadlines — filterable by impact and relevance. Star events to pin to your dashboard.

⚠️ Upcoming Critical Events

FOMC Rate Decision + Press Conference

2026-05-02 · in 5 days

CPI Report — April 2026

2026-05-13 · in 16 days

GDP Q1 2026 Second Estimate

2026-05-28 · in 31 days

Impact:
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FOMC Meeting — Day 1

HighFOMCin 4d

05-01

Federal Open Market Committee meeting begins. Rate decision expected May 2.

FOMC Rate Decision + Press Conference

CriticalFOMCin 5d

05-02

Fed Chair press conference follows the rate decision. Markets expect a 25bps hold or cut decision.

3-Year Treasury Note Auction

MediumTreasuryin 10d

05-07

$58B 3-year note auction. Bid-to-cover ratio signals foreign demand for US debt.

10-Year Treasury Note Auction

HighTreasuryin 11d

05-08

$42B 10-year note auction. Critical signal for yield curve and mortgage rates.

30-Year Treasury Bond Auction

HighTreasuryin 12d

05-09

$25B 30-year bond auction. Long-end demand indicator for fiscal sustainability.

CPI Report — April 2026

CriticalCPIin 16d

05-13

Consumer Price Index for April 2026. Core CPI ex-food/energy watched closely by Fed for policy signals.

PPI Report — April 2026

HighPPIin 18d

05-15

Producer Price Index — leading indicator for future CPI trends.

Retail Sales — April 2026

HighRetailin 19d

05-16

Monthly retail sales data — key GDP component and consumer health indicator.

FOMC Meeting Minutes Released

HighFOMCin 25d

05-22

Minutes from the May FOMC meeting reveal full deliberations and committee composition of hawks vs doves.

GDP Q1 2026 Second Estimate

CriticalGDPin 31d

05-28

Second estimate of Q1 2026 GDP. Revision from initial estimate can significantly move markets.

PCE Inflation Report — April 2026

CriticalPCEin 33d

05-30

Fed's preferred inflation measure. Core PCE above 2.5% increases rate-hold probability.

Non-Farm Payrolls — May 2026

CriticalJobsin 40d

06-06

Monthly employment report. >200K beats signal continued tightening bias; <100K signals rate cuts.

CPI Report — May 2026

CriticalCPIin 44d

06-10

Consumer Price Index for May 2026.

FOMC Meeting — Day 1

HighFOMCin 45d

06-11

June FOMC meeting begins. Updated Summary of Economic Projections (dot plot) expected.

FOMC Rate Decision + Dot Plot

CriticalFOMCin 46d

06-12

June rate decision + updated dot plot projection for 2026-2028 rates. Market-moving event.

20-Year Treasury Bond Auction

MediumTreasuryin 51d

06-17

$16B 20-year bond auction.

GDP Q1 2026 Final Estimate

HighGDPin 59d

06-25

Final Q1 2026 GDP reading.

Debt Ceiling Deadline (Est.)

CriticalTreasuryin 60d

06-26

Estimated Treasury extraordinary measures exhaustion date. Congress must act to avoid technical default.

CPI Report — June 2026

CriticalCPIin 74d

07-10

Mid-year inflation checkpoint.

FOMC Rate Decision

CriticalFOMCin 90d

07-26

July FOMC rate decision. Summer assessment of H1 economic performance.

Dates are estimates based on typical Fed/BLS/BEA schedules. Always verify with official sources.